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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. Any of various North American bugs of the genus Lygus, including certain species that are destructive to plants.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. vector of viral plant diseases

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  1. New Latin Lȳgus, genus name, from Greek lūgaios, murky, from lūgē, twilight. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  1. mirid
  1. mirid bug
  1. capsid

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  1. tarnished plant bug
  1. lygus lineolaris

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