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1 spittle insects
Биология: пенницы (Cercopidae), слюнявицы (Cercopidae) -
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3 insect
насекомое; pl насекомые ( Insecta)- armored scale insects
- beneficial insect
- blood-sucking insects
- cochineal insect
- cuckoo spit insects
- destructive insect
- entognathous insects
- fig insects
- gall insects
- gall-producing insect
- grain insects
- heterometabolic insects
- holometabolic insects
- homopterous insects
- Indian lac insect
- injurious insect
- leaf insects
- lepidopterous insects
- nerve-winged insects
- noxious insect
- orthopterous insects
- polytrophic insect
- predacious insect
- scale insects
- scale-winged insects
- spittle insects
- stick insects
- twisted-winged insects
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(a) (in anger, contempt) cracher;∎ to spit at sb cracher sur qn;∎ to spit in sb's face cracher à la figure de qn;∎ she spat at him elle lui a craché dessus(b) (while talking) postillonner, envoyer des postillons∎ the oil spat onto my hand l'huile m'a éclaboussé la main∎ it's spitting (with rain) il bruine, il pleut légèrement3 noun(a) (UNCOUNT) (spittle → in mouth) salive f; (→ spat out) crachat m; (→ ejected while speaking) postillon m; (act of spitting) crachement m;∎ Military spit and polish astiquage m;∎ to be the (very) spit of sb être le portrait craché de qn;∎ he's the spit of his dad c'est son père tout craché(c) (of insects) écume f printanière, crachat m de coucou∎ to dig the ground three spits deep creuser la terre à une profondeur de trois fers de bêche∎ there was just a spit of rain il n'est tombé que quelques gouttes de pluie►► American spit curl accroche-cœur m;spit roast rôti m à la broche(food, medicine) cracher, rechracher; (words, invective) cracher;∎ "you're fired!", he spat out "vous êtes viré!", lança-t-il;∎ familiar come on, spit it out! allez, accouche!(blood, food) cracher
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spittle — /ˈspɪtl / (say spitl) noun 1. saliva; spit. 2. the frothy protective secretion exuded by spittle insects. {alteration (conformed to spit1) of obsolete or dialect spattle, Middle English spatel, Old English spātl, related to spǣtan spit} …
spittle insect — noun small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secrete • Syn: ↑spittlebug • Hypernyms: ↑homopterous insect, ↑homopteran • Hyponyms: ↑froghopper, ↑meadow spittlebug, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Cuckoo spittle — Cuckoo Cuck oo (k[oo^]k [=oo]), n. [OE. coccou, cukkow, F. coucou, prob. of imitative origin; cf. L. cuculus, Gr. ????, Skr. k?ki?a, G. kuckuk, D. koekoek.] (Zo[ o]l.) A bird belonging to {Cuculus}, {Coccyzus}, and several allied genera, of many… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
toad spittle — Cuckoo Cuck oo (k[oo^]k [=oo]), n. [OE. coccou, cukkow, F. coucou, prob. of imitative origin; cf. L. cuculus, Gr. ????, Skr. k?ki?a, G. kuckuk, D. koekoek.] (Zo[ o]l.) A bird belonging to {Cuculus}, {Coccyzus}, and several allied genera, of many… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cuckoo spittle — noun see cuckoo spit 1 * * * cuckoo spit or cuckoo spittle, 1. a frothy secretion exuded by certain homopterous insects as a protective covering for their larvae, found on the leaves, axils, and other parts of plants; toad spit or spittle; frog… … Useful english dictionary
toad spittle — noun see toad spit * * * toad spit or toad spittle noun Cuckoo spit • • • Main Entry: ↑toad * * * toad spit or toad spittle, a frothy secretion found on plants, exuded by the nymphs of certain insects; … Useful english dictionary
Toad spittle — Toad Toad, n. [OE. tode, tade, AS. t[=a]die, t[=a]dige; of unknown origin. Cf. {Tadpole}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of batrachians belonging to the genus {Bufo} and allied genera, especially those of the family {Bufonid[ae]}. Toads… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cuckoo spit — noun 1. also cuckoo spittle a. : a frothy secretion exuded upon plants by the nymphs of spittle insects called also frog spit, snake spit, toad spit b. : an insect secreting this : spittle insect 2 … Useful english dictionary
Cicadidae — noun cicadas • Syn: ↑family Cicadidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Homoptera, ↑suborder Homoptera • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Homoptera — noun plant lice (aphids); whiteflies; cicadas; leafhoppers; plant hoppers; scale insects and mealybugs; spittle insects • Syn: ↑suborder Homoptera • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Hemiptera, ↑order Hemiptera … Useful english dictionary
suborder Homoptera — noun plant lice (aphids); whiteflies; cicadas; leafhoppers; plant hoppers; scale insects and mealybugs; spittle insects • Syn: ↑Homoptera • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Hemiptera, ↑order Hemiptera … Useful english dictionary