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Definitions for spittlebug
ˈspɪt lˌbʌgspit·tle·bug

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. spittle insect, spittlebugnoun

    small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secrete

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  1. spittlebugnoun

    Any of various small insects of the family Cercopidae that feed on plant sap and whose larvae produce cuckoo spit.

Wikipedia

  1. spittlebug

    The Aphrophoridae or spittlebugs are a family of insects belonging to the order Hemiptera. There are at least 160 genera and 990 described species in Aphrophoridae.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of spittlebug in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of spittlebug in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5


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