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coreid bug — /kawr ee id/. See leaf footed bug. [ < NL Coreidae the family which includes such bugs, equiv. to Core(us) a genus (based on Gk kóris bug) + idae ID2] * * * ▪ insect also called leaf footed bug or squash bug any of 2,000 widely distributed… … Universalium
coreid — n. a true bug. Syn: coreid bug. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
coreid — noun a true bug • Syn: ↑coreid bug • Hypernyms: ↑hemipterous insect, ↑bug, ↑hemipteran, ↑hemipteron • Hyponyms: ↑squash bug, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
leaf-footed bug — noun large sap sucking bug with leaflike expansions on the legs • Syn: ↑leaf foot bug • Hypernyms: ↑coreid bug, ↑coreid • Member Holonyms: ↑Leptoglossus, ↑genus Leptoglossus * * * … Useful english dictionary
squash bug — noun large black American bug that sucks sap of vines of the gourd family • Syn: ↑Anasa tristis • Hypernyms: ↑coreid bug, ↑coreid • Member Holonyms: ↑Anasa, ↑genus Anasa * * * n … Useful english dictionary
leaf-foot bug — noun large sap sucking bug with leaflike expansions on the legs • Syn: ↑leaf footed bug • Hypernyms: ↑coreid bug, ↑coreid • Member Holonyms: ↑Leptoglossus, ↑genus Leptoglossus * * * … Useful english dictionary
leaf-footed bug — /leef foot id/ any of numerous plant sucking or predaceous bugs of the family Coreidae, typically having leaflike legs: several species are pests of food crops. Also called coreid bug. * * * … Universalium
rice bug — noun : an unpleasant smelling coreid bug (Leptocorixa varicornis) that is injurious to rice in India and the Far East called also rice sapper … Useful english dictionary
stilt bug — noun : any of various long legged sluggish bugs (family Neididae) that are closely related to the coreid bugs * * * any of various slender, long legged, brownish bugs of the family Berytidae, inhabiting dense vegetation: sometimes classified with … Useful english dictionary
hemipteran — noun insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis • Syn: ↑hemipterous insect, ↑bug, ↑hemipteron • Hypernyms: ↑insect • Hyponyms: ↑leaf bug … Useful english dictionary
