cuckoo spit

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cuckoo spit

A frothy mass of liquid secreted on plant stems as a protective covering by nymphs of the spittlebug. Also called frog spit.

cuckoo spit

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a white frothy mass on the stems and leaves of many plants, produced by froghopper larvae (cuckoo spit insects) which feed on the plant juices Also called frog spit

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cuckoo Frog hopper frog spit Froth insect Froth spit spittle toad spit Toad spittle			THE PROBLEM: Have you spotted Cuckoo spit, which looks like foamy white blobs of unpleasant goo clinging to the the stems of plants? A bed of roses; Gardening by The Mirror (London, England) Froghoppers are also called spittlebugs, because they emerge from nymphs that are bathed in protective foam, sometimes known as cuckoo spit, that hangs from foliage. Take a bow: How the jumping bug breaks world record by AFP / AFP Global Edition Cuckoo Flower & Cuckoo Spit Otherwise known as Ladies Smock, the cuckoo flower is said to flower when the cuckoo arrives. Crafty cuckoo calls the tune; In April,come he will. In May,he's here ... by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)			cuboidal epithelial cell cuboidal epithelium cubomancy Cuca cuchifrito Cuchulain cucking stool cuckold Cuckold's knot Cuckoldize Cuckoldly Cuckoldom cuckoldry cuckoo cuckoo bee cuckoo bread cuckoo clock Cuckoo dove Cuckoo falcon Cuckoo fish cuckoo flower Cuckoo maid cuckoo mate Cuckoo ray cuckoo shrike cuckoo spit cuckoo's nest cuckoo-bumblebee Cuckoobud cuckooflower cuckoopint Cucquean Cucujo Cuculidae cuculiform cuculiform bird Cuculiformes cucullate Cucullus Cuculoid Cuculus Cuculus canorus cucumber Cucumber beetle. cucumber mosaic cucumber tree cucumber vine cucumber-shaped Cucumiform Cucumis Cucumis melo			cuckoldries cuckoldry cuckoldry cuckolds cuckoo cuckoo cuckoo Cuckoo bee Cuckoo bees Cuckoo bird Cuckoo bird cuckoo bread Cuckoo bumblebee Cuckoo bumblebee cuckoo clock Cuckoo clocks Cuckoo dove cuckoo egg Cuckoo falcon Cuckoo fish cuckoo flower Cuckoo maid cuckoo mate Cuckoo Owl Cuckoo pint Cuckoo pint Cuckoo pint Cuckoo ray Cuckoo shrike Cuckoo Song cuckoo spit Cuckoo wasp cuckoo wasps Cuckoo's Egg cuckoo's nest cuckoo-bumblebee Cuckoo-clock Cuckoo-clocks Cuckoo-roller Cuckoo-shrike Cuckoo-shrike Cuckoo-spit Cuckoo-spit Cuckoobud cuckooed cuckooed cuckooed cuckooflower cuckooflowers cuckooing cuckooing cuckooing cuckoopint cuckoopint cuckoopint cuckoos cuckoos cuckoos Cuckow Cuckow Cucl2

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