Word: spittlebug
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: spit
tle
bug
Definition: Any of various small insects of the superfamily Cercopoidea that feed on plant sap and whose larvae produce cuckoo spit.
Morphemes:
Affix: spittle
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Spit, usually frothy and of a milky coloration.
Affix: bug
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any insect, arachnid, or other terrestrial arthropod that is a pest.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bugge
Language: enm
Decoded: bugge
Meaning: scarecrow, hobgoblin