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Definition of spittlebug in English: spittlebugnoun 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: spittlebugnounˈspidlˌbəɡ 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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