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spittlebugs

spittlebugs is the plural of spittlebug.

Meaning of spittlebug

Noun

spittlebug (plural spittlebugs)

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

Questions about spittlebugs

What is spittlebugs the plural of?
Spittlebugs is the plural of spittlebug.

Words near spittlebugs in the dictionary

  1. spitting up
  2. spittingly
  3. spittings
  4. spittle
  5. spittlebug
  6. spittlebugs
  7. spittled
  8. Spittler
  9. Spittlers
  10. spittles
  11. spittling

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