Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A bug of the genus Pentatoma.

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Examples

  • "Ain't that sweet!" she exclaimed, and feasted her eyes till, suddenly looking down at Irene's gaiters, she caught a glimpse of a curious field-bug trotting along on the ground.

    Connor Magan's Luck and Other Stories M. T. W.

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