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LYGUS BUG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lygus bug mean?
• LYGUS BUG (noun)
The noun LYGUS BUG has 1 sense:
1. vector of viral plant diseases
Familiarity information: LYGUS BUG used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Vector of viral plant diseases
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("lygus bug" is a kind of...):
capsid; mirid; mirid bug (a variety of leaf bug)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lygus bug"):
Lygus lineolaris; tarnished plant bug (widespread plant and fruit pest)
Holonyms ("lygus bug" is a member of...):
genus Lygus; Lygus (plant-sucking bugs)
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