Saratoga spittlebug

Saratoga spittlebug
noun
feeds on pines in northern United States
• Hypernyms: ↑spittle insect, ↑spittlebug
• Member Holonyms: ↑Aphrophora, ↑genus Aphrophora

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noun
Usage: usually capitalized 1st S
: a cercopid bug (Aphrophora saratogensis) that feeds on pines in northern United States

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  • spittlebug — noun small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secrete • Syn: ↑spittle insect • Hypernyms: ↑homopterous insect, ↑homopteran • Hyponyms: ↑froghopper, ↑meadow spittlebug, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • spittle insect — noun small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secrete • Syn: ↑spittlebug • Hypernyms: ↑homopterous insect, ↑homopteran • Hyponyms: ↑froghopper, ↑meadow spittlebug, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Aphrophora — noun a genus of Cercopidae • Syn: ↑genus Aphrophora • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Cercopidae, ↑family Cercopidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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  • genus Aphrophora — noun a genus of Cercopidae • Syn: ↑Aphrophora • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Cercopidae, ↑family Cercopidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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