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Bug

/bʌɡ/

An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).

📖 Definitions of "Bug"

noun
  1. 1

    An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).

  2. 2

    Any of various species of marine or freshwater crustaceans; e.g. a Morton Bay bug, mudbug.

  3. 3

    Any insect, arachnid, or other terrestrial arthropod that is a pest.

    "These flies are a bother. I’ll get some bug spray and kill them."

  4. 4

    Any insect, arachnid, myriapod or entognath.

verb
  1. 1

    To annoy.

    "Don’t bug me, I’m busy!"

  2. 2

    To install an electronic listening device or devices in.

    "We need to know what’s going on. We’ll bug his house."

noun
  1. 1

    A microfossil, particularly a foraminiferan.

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