FROG SPIT Definition & Meaning

frog spit

[ frawg spit, frog ]

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noun

Also frog spittle. any of several filamentous freshwater green algae forming floating masses.
cuckoo-spit ( def 1 ).

frog spit

noun

another name for cuckoo spit
a foamy mass of threadlike green algae floating on ponds

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of frog spit¹

First recorded in 1815–25

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Froth′ery, mere froth; Froth′-fly, also Froth′-hop′per, Frog′-hop′per, Frog′-spit, common names for numerous insects parasitic on plants, on which the larv� and pup� are found surrounded by a frothy spittle.—adv.

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