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单词 spittlebug
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Definition of spittlebug in English:

spittlebug

noun
  • another term for froghopper
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is used routinely in Brazil to control spittlebugs on alfalfa or sugarcane, and one variety is now being applied widely in Africa against locusts and grasshoppers.
    • The froghopper is also known as the spittlebug.
    • The tiny spittlebug, or froghopper, leaped into the scientific spotlight in a July 2003 issue of the journal Nature.
    • Philaenus spumarius, more commonly known as the spittlebug, is an abundant insect in the summer in the UK.
    • The expectorating nymph is better known as a spittlebug.
 
 

Definition of spittlebug in US English:

spittlebug

nounˈspidlˌbəɡ
  • another term for froghopper
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is used routinely in Brazil to control spittlebugs on alfalfa or sugarcane, and one variety is now being applied widely in Africa against locusts and grasshoppers.
    • The expectorating nymph is better known as a spittlebug.
    • Philaenus spumarius, more commonly known as the spittlebug, is an abundant insect in the summer in the UK.
    • The tiny spittlebug, or froghopper, leaped into the scientific spotlight in a July 2003 issue of the journal Nature.
    • The froghopper is also known as the spittlebug.
 
 
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