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Meaning of pea bug | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Any of several small beetles of the genus Bruchus which destroy pea plants; a pea weevil.
    colloquial
  2. A woodlouse (Oniscidea spp.).
    colloquial

Examples

“Morning, with rain in the sky, and the forest subtly brooding, and me feeling no bigger than a pea-bug between the roots of my fir.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

pea butter pea clam pea coat pea comb pea crab pea eggplant

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