Definitions

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  • adjective Serving to kill or repel bugs (insects).
  • adjective Serving to counteract bugs (surveillance devices).

Etymologies

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anti- +‎ bug

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Examples

  • Government officials, academics, property managers, pest-control technicians, insecticide chemists and antibug inventors thronged lectures asking where the critters are coming from and how to kill them once they arrive.

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2010

  • Government officials, academics, property managers, pest-control technicians, insecticide chemists and antibug inventors thronged lectures asking where the critters are coming from and how to kill them once they arrive.

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2010

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