- the fluid secreted in the mouth; saliva or spit
- Also called: cuckoo spit, frog spit the frothy substance secreted on plants by the larvae of certain froghoppers
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spit•tle
(spit′l),USA pronunciation n.
- saliva;
spit. - Insects[Entomol.]the frothy secretion exuded by spittlebugs.
- blend of, blended Middle English spit (noun, nominal) (see spit1) and spetil, Old English spǣtl, variant of spātl saliva 1470–80
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spittle /ˈspɪtəl/ n