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Australian bug

Australian bug noun: icerya purchasi, the cottony cushion scale insect.

Noun

Australian bug (plural Australian bugs)

  1. (South Africa) Icerya purchasi, the cottony cushion scale insect.

Forms of Australian bug

pluralAustralian bugs

Questions about Australian bug

What does Australian bug mean?
Australian bug means icerya purchasi, the cottony cushion scale insect.
What part of speech is Australian bug?
Australian bug is a noun.
What is the plural of Australian bug?
The plural of Australian bug is Australian bugs.

Words near Australian bug in the dictionary

  1. Australian bonito
  2. Australian bonitos
  3. Australian boobook
  4. Australian boobooks
  5. Australian brushturkey
  6. Australian bug
  7. Australian bugs
  8. Australian bush hat
  9. Australian bush hats
  10. Australian Capital Territory
  11. Australian cattle dog

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