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froghopper
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frog·hop·per  (frôghpr, frg-)
n.
See spittlebug.
froghopper [ˈfrɒgˌhɒpə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any small leaping herbivorous homopterous insect of the family Cercopidae, whose larvae secrete a protective spittle-like substance around themselves Also called spittle insect spittlebug
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Noun1.froghopper - a variety of spittlebug
spittle insect, spittlebug - small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secrete


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