HyperDic: meadow_spittlebug

English > 1 sense of the expression meadow spittlebug:
NOUNanimalmeadow spittlebug, Philaenus spumariusNorth American insect that severely damages grasses
English > meadow spittlebug: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningNorth American insect that severely damages grasses.
SynonymPhilaenus spumarius
Member ofPhilaenus, genus PhilaenusA genus of Cercopidae
Broaderspittle insect, spittlebugsmall leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secrete

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