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spitbug

spitbug noun: any of various small insects of the superfamily Cercopoidea that feed on plant sap and whose larvae produce cuckoo spit.

Noun

spitbug (plural spitbugs)

  1. Any of various small insects of the superfamily Cercopoidea that feed on plant sap and whose larvae produce cuckoo spit.

spitbug meaning in Tamil

spitbug in Tamil

நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பூச்சிகளில், இது முக்கியமானதொரு இனமாகும்

Synonyms of spitbug

Forms of spitbug

pluralspitbugs

Origin of spitbug

From spit + bug.

Questions about spitbug

What does spitbug mean?
Spitbug means any of various small insects of the superfamily Cercopoidea that feed on plant sap and whose larvae produce cuckoo spit.
What is spitbug in Tamil?
Spitbug in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பூச்சிகளில், இது முக்கியமானதொரு இனமாகும். See Spitbug meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is spitbug?
Spitbug is a noun.
What is the plural of spitbug?
The plural of spitbug is spitbugs.

Words near spitbug in the dictionary

  1. spitbox
  2. spitboxes
  3. spitbraai
  4. spitbraaied
  5. spitbraais
  6. spitbug
  7. spitbugs
  8. spitchcock
  9. spitchcocked
  10. spitchcocking
  11. spitchcocks

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Adapted from Wiktionary: spitbug (page history and authors); spitbug (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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