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true bug

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A hemipteran.
  • noun A heteropteran.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Any of various insects of the order Hemiptera and in particular of the suborder Heteroptera, that are wingless or have two pairs of wings, and have mouthparts adapted for piercing and sucking.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun any of various insects of the order Hemiptera and especially of the suborder Heteroptera

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hypernyms (4)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. bug
  2. hemipteran
  3. hemipteron
  4. hemipterous insect

relateds (1)

relateds

  1. true water bug

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  • thtownse commented on the word true bug

    There is something about this that I really like. It has a noble kind of sound. A noble, and true bug.

    April 2, 2010

  • yarb commented on the word true bug

    Agreed.

    April 2, 2010

  • bilby commented on the word true bug

    Spoken like a true windshield.

    April 2, 2010

  • reesetee commented on the word true bug

    Ha!

    April 2, 2010

  • thtownse commented on the word true bug

    I suppose for this one instead of "etymologies" we need a link for "Entomologies".

    Ha.

    Ha ha.

    April 6, 2010

  • ruzuzu commented on the word true bug

    Ha!

    April 6, 2010

  • frogapplause commented on the word true bug

    I agree. Sounds noble to me, too.

    April 7, 2010