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Meaning of bugs

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bugs

Pronunciation:/bʌɡz/

noun

Definitions

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

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

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

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

  4. Any insect, arachnid, myriapod or entognath.

verb

Definitions

  1. To annoy.

    Example: Don’t bug me, I’m busy!

  2. To install an electronic listening device or devices in.

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

adjective

Definitions

  1. Crazy; unstable.

noun

Definitions

  1. A microfossil, particularly a foraminiferan.

    Synonyms:bug