spittlebug means any of various small insects of the superfamily Cercopoidea that feed on plant sap and whose larvae produce cuckoo spit. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 92 out of 100.
Etymology
From spittle + bug.
noun
- Any of various small insects of the superfamily Cercopoidea that feed on plant sap and whose larvae produce cuckoo spit.