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MIRID BUG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mirid bug mean? 

MIRID BUG (noun)
  The noun MIRID BUG has 1 sense:

1. a variety of leaf bugplay

  Familiarity information: MIRID BUG used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MIRID BUG (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A variety of leaf bug

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

capsid; mirid; mirid bug

Hypernyms ("mirid bug" is a kind of...):

leaf bug; plant bug (small bright-colored insect that feeds on plant juices)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mirid bug"):

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

lygus bug (vector of viral plant diseases)

Holonyms ("mirid bug" is a member of...):

Capsidae; family Capsidae; family Miridae; Miridae (leaf bugs)


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