Found 2 items, similar to spittle insect.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: spittle insect
spittle insect
n : small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of
protective froth which it and its larvae secrete [syn:
spittlebug]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Spittle insect
Spittle
\Spit"tle\, n. [From
Spit to eject from the mouth: cf.
Spattle, and AS. sp[=a]tl.]
The thick, moist matter which is secreted by the salivary
glands; saliva; spit.
[1913 Webster]
Spittle insect. (Zo["o]l.) See
Cuckoo spit
(b), under
Cuckoo.
[1913 Webster]