Spittle \Spit"tle\, n. [From {Spit} to eject from the mouth: cf. {Spattle}, and AS. sp[=a]tl.] The thick, moist matter which is secreted by the salivary glands; saliva; spit. {Spittle insect}. (Zo["o]l.) See {Cuckoo spit} (b), under {Cuckoo}.
spittle insect n : small leaping herbivorous insect that lives in a mass of protective froth which it and its larvae secrete [syn: {spittlebug}]