1. Noun
A bugbear; anything which terrifies.
2. Noun
A general name applied to various insects belonging to the Hemiptera; as, the squash bug; the chinch bug, etc.
3. Noun
An insect of the genus Cimex, especially the bedbug (C. lectularius). See Bedbug.
4. Noun
One of various species of Coleoptera; as, the ladybug; potato bug, etc.; loosely, any beetle.
5. Noun
One of certain kinds of Crustacea; as, the sow bug; pill bug; bait bug; salve bug, etc.
6. Noun
a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
Vocabulary classified under Biology
7. Noun
general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
Vocabulary classified under Biology
8. Noun
insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
Vocabulary classified under Biology
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