Meaning of true bug | Babel Free
Definitions
Any of various insects of the order Hemiptera and especially those of the suborder Heteroptera, that are wingless or have two pairs of wings, and have mouthparts adapted for piercing and sucking.
Equivalents
Examples
“Fig. 16 is the striped or cucumber-bug, as it is improperly called, but which is in reality a beetle, while fig. 17, the squash-bug, is a true bug, being without jaws or mouth, except a long slender tube, fitted for piercing and sucking the sap of plants.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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