bug : Idioms & Phrases

• noun a true bug: long-legged predacious bug living mostly on other insects; a few suck blood of mammals
  reduviid.
  

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• (Zoöl), a crustacean of the genus Hippa found burrowing in sandy beaches. See Anomura.

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• noun bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood
  chinch; Cimex lectularius; bedbug.
  

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• noun carnivorous aquatic bug having paddle-like hind legs
  water boatman.
  

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Boat" bug`

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1. (Zoöl.) An aquatic hemipterous insect of the genus Notonecta; -- so called from swimming on its back, which gives it the appearance of a little boat. Called also boat fly, boat insect, boatman, and water boatman.

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• the carpet beetle. See under Carpet.

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• verb bulge outward
  bulge; pop; come out; start; pop out; protrude; bulge out.
  
  • His eyes popped

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• swaggering or threatening language. Obs.

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• noun a zoologist who studies insects
  entomologist; bugologist.
  

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• (Zoöl.), a small beetle (Anthrenus scrophulariæ), which, in the larval state, does great damage to carpets and other woolen goods; also called buffalo bug.

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• noun small beetle whose larvae are household pests feeding on woolen fabrics
  carpet beetle.
  

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• noun small black-and-white insect that feeds on cereal grasses
  Blissus leucopterus.
  

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• (Zoöl.), a species of scale insect (Lecanium coffæa), often very injurious to the coffee tree.

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• noun large bloodsucking bug
  cone-nosed bug; big bedbug; conenose; conenose bug.
  

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• noun large bloodsucking bug
  cone-nosed bug; big bedbug; conenose; conenose bug.
  

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• noun a true bug
  coreid.
  

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• noun small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest
  German cockroach; Croton bug; Blattella germanica; crotonbug.
  

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Cro"ton bug`

Etymology

From the Croton water of New York.

Definitions

1. (Zoöl.) A small, active, winged species of cockroach (Ectobia Germanica), the water bug. It is common aboard ships, and in houses in cities, esp. in those with hot-water pipes.

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• an incendiary; one who, from malice or through mania, persistently sets fire to property; a pyromaniac. U.S.

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• noun yellow or orange leaf bug with four black stripes down the back; widespread in central and eastern North America
  Poecilocapsus lineatus; four-lined leaf bug.
  

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• noun yellow or orange leaf bug with four black stripes down the back; widespread in central and eastern North America
  Poecilocapsus lineatus; four-lined leaf bug.
  

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• noun large water bug with piercing and sucking mouthparts; feeds on young fishes
  

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• . (Zoöl.) See Calicoback.

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• (Zoöl.), any one of several species of large brown beetles of the genus Lachnosterna and related genera; so called because they begin to fly, in the northern United States, about the first of June. The larvæ of the June beetles live under ground, and feed upon the roots of grasses and other plants. Called also May bug or May beetle.

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• noun any of various large usually brown North American leaf-eating beetles common in late spring; the larvae feed on roots of grasses etc.
  May beetle; June beetle; June bug.
  

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• noun large bloodsucking bug
  cone-nosed bug; big bedbug; conenose; conenose bug.
  

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• noun small bug having body and wings covered with a lacy network of raised lines
  

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• noun small bright-colored insect that feeds on plant juices
  leaf bug.
  

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• noun large sap-sucking bug with leaflike expansions on the legs
  leaf-foot bug.
  

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• noun large sap-sucking bug with leaflike expansions on the legs
  leaf-foot bug.
  

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• noun nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs
  firefly.
  

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• (Zoöl.), a luminous beetle. See Firefly.

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• noun a true bug: usually bright-colored; pest of cultivated crops and some fruit trees
  lygaeid.
  

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• noun vector of viral plant diseases
  

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• (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of large lamellicorn beetles that appear in the winged state in May. They belong to Melolontha, and allied genera. Called also June beetle.

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• noun any of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult
  Melolontha melolontha; May beetle; cockchafer.
  
• noun any of various large usually brown North American leaf-eating beetles common in late spring; the larvae feed on roots of grasses etc.
  May beetle; June beetle; June bug.
  

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• noun scalelike plant-eating insect coated with a powdery waxy secretion; destructive especially of fruit trees
  mealybug.
  

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• (Zoöl.), a scale insect (Coccus adonidum, and related species), covered with a white powderlike substance. It is a common pest in hothouses.

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• noun a variety of leaf bug
  mirid; capsid.
  

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• (Zoöl.), a minute black bug common on the raspberry and blackberry. It produced a very disagreeable flavor.

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• . (Zoöl.) Same as Pea weevil.

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• noun small terrestrial isopod with a convex segmented body that can roll up into a ball
  

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• (Zoöl.), any terrestrial isopod of the genus Armadillo, having the habit of rolling itself into a ball when disturbed. Called also pill wood louse.

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• noun small bright-colored insect that feeds on plant juices
  leaf bug.
  

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• (Zoöl.), any one of numerous hemipterous insects which injure the foliage of plants, as Lygus lineolaris, which damages wheat and trees.

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• . (Zoöl.) (a) A beetle (Doryphora decemlineata) which feeds, both in the larval and adult stages, upon the leaves of the potato, often doing great damage. Called also Colorado potato beetle, and Doryphora. See Colorado beetle. (b) The Lema trilineata, a smaller and more slender striped beetle which feeds upon the potato plant, bur does less injury than the preceding species.

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• noun black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide
  potato beetle; Leptinotarsa decemlineata; Colorado potato beetle; Colorado beetle.
  

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• . (Zoöl.) (a) A very small mite which in Florida attacks man, and produces great irritation by its bites . (b) A red hemipterous insect of the genus Pyrrhocoris, especially the European species (P. apterus), which is bright scarlet and lives in clusters on tree trunks. (c) See Cotton stainder, under Cotton.

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• noun common North American beetle: larvae feed on roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. rose bushes or apple trees or grape vines
  Macrodactylus subspinosus; rose chafer.
  

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• . (Zoöl.) same as Rose beetle, Rose chafer.

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• (Zoöl.), a large, stout isopod crustacean (Æga psora), parasitic on the halibut and codfish, used by fishermen in the preparation of a salve. It becomes about two inches in length.

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• (Zoöl.), an American anomuran crustacean (Hippa talpoidea) which burrows in sandy seabeaches. It is often used as bait by fishermen. See Illust. under Anomura.

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• (Zoöl.) See Nepa.

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Sea" bug`

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1. (Zoöl.) A chiton.

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• (Zoöl.), any beetle of the family Elateridæ, which, when laid on its back, is able to leap to a considerable height by means of a thoracic spring; called also snapping beetle.

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• (Zoöl.), any hemipterous insect of the genus Podisus and allied genera, as the spined soldier bug (Podius spinosus). These bugs suck the blood of other insects.

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• noun terrestrial isopod having an oval segmented body (a shape like a sow)
  

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• (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of terrestrial Isopoda belonging to Oniscus, Porcellio, and allied genera of the family Oniscidæ. They feed chiefly on decaying vegetable substances.

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• noun large black American bug that sucks sap of vines of the gourd family
  Anasa tristis.
  

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• (Zoöl.), a large black American hemipterous insect (Coreus, ∨ Anasa, tristis) injurious to squash vines.

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• noun widespread plant and fruit pest
  Lygus lineolaris.
  

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• (Zoöl.), an hemipterous insect which injures the tea plant by sucking the juice of the tender leaves.

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• (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of hemipterous insects which live upon, and suck the sap of, trees and shrubs. They belong to Arma, Pentatoma, Rhaphigaster, and allied genera.

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

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• noun a true bug: large aquatic bug adapted to living in or on the surface of water
  
• noun small light-brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest
  German cockroach; Croton bug; Blattella germanica; crotonbug.
  

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Wa"ter bug`

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1. (Zoöl.) (a) The Croton bug. (b) Any one of numerous species of large, rapacious, aquatic, hemipterous insects belonging to Belostoma, Benacus, Zaitha, and other genera of the family Belostomatidæ. Their hind legs are long and fringed, and act like oars. Some of these insects are of great size, being among the largest existing Hemiptera. Many of them come out of the water and fly about at night.

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• noun large predatory North American bug that sucks the blood of other insects
  Arilus cristatus.
  

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• (Zoöl.), a large North American hemipterous insect (Prionidus cristatus) which sucks the blood of other insects. So named from the curious shape of the prothorax.

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