noun
- a small jumping insect that feeds on plant juices and produces a frothy mass called cuckoo spit
Usage: entomology
Examples
- The froghopper nymph hides inside the white foam on the plant stem.
- Froghoppers can jump many times their own body length.
- The gardener noticed cuckoo spit produced by froghoppers on the roses.
- Adult froghoppers are brown or green and blend in with vegetation.
- Spittlebugs, also called froghoppers, are common garden insects.
- The froghopper’s powerful hind legs allow it to escape predators quickly.