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}]