spittlebug
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of spittlebug
Example Sentences
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There is even a new Xylella outbreak in Spanish almond trees attributable to this spittlebug, Thompson says.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 6, 2023
A bacterium, Xylella fastidiosa, spread by an inconspicuous, plant-feeding insect called the meadow spittlebug.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 6, 2023
"The spittlebug is the ultimate herbivore champion," said study author Claire Harkin, from the University of Sussex.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2023
Dumont carries ziplock baggies in her purse to store the specimens that Prakash recovers—a spittlebug from the conifers near their apartment, a winged insect from a chili scramble.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 21, 2015
As is his belief that the insect that surrounds itself with foam is a tick, when it is obviously a spittlebug.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 17, 2010
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