LEAF-FOOTED BUG Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the phrase leaf-footed bug. (close relations)
Definition of LEAF-FOOTED BUG
bug
Best Alternative Words for LEAF-FOOTED BUG
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| bug | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate • a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine • a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly • insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis • a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use verb • annoy persistently • tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information | ||||||||
| hemipteran | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis | ||||||||
| insect | nounn | |||||||
noun • small air-breathing arthropod • a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect | ||||||||
| true bug | ||||||||
noun • any of various insects of the order Hemiptera and especially of the suborder Heteroptera | ||||||||
| leaf-foot bug | nounn | |||||||
noun • large sap-sucking bug with leaflike expansions on the legs | ||||||||
