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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:
Familiarity information: MIRID BUG used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A variety of leaf bug
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
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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