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cuckoo spit

cuckoo spit noun: a frothy mass of white liquid that is secreted onto plants by froghopper larvae and serves as a protective covering.

Noun

cuckoo spit (uncountable)

  1. A frothy mass of white liquid that is secreted onto plants by froghopper larvae and serves as a protective covering.

Synonyms of cuckoo spit

Origin of cuckoo spit

From appearing on plants at around the time that cuckoo birds return in the spring.

Questions about cuckoo spit

What does cuckoo spit mean?
Cuckoo spit means a frothy mass of white liquid that is secreted onto plants by froghopper larvae and serves as a protective covering.
What part of speech is cuckoo spit?
Cuckoo spit is a noun.

Words near cuckoo spit in the dictionary

  1. cuckoo hashing
  2. cuckoo pint
  3. cuckoo pints
  4. cuckoo sign
  5. cuckoo signs
  6. cuckoo spit
  7. cuckoo theories
  8. cuckoo theory
  9. cuckoo wasp
  10. cuckoo wasps
  11. cuckoo's bread

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