noun
feeds on pines in northern United States
• Syn: ↑Aphrophora saratogensis
• Hypernyms: ↑spittle insect, ↑spittlebug
• Member Holonyms: ↑Aphrophora, ↑genus Aphrophora
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nounUsage: usually capitalized 1st S
: a cercopid bug (Aphrophora saratogensis) that feeds on pines in northern United States
Useful english dictionary. 2012.