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bug-men

bug-men is the plural of bug-man.

Meaning of bug-man

Noun

bug-man (plural bug-men)

  1. (US, dated, slang, oil industry) A micropaleontologist, particularly a foraminiferologist.
    • "Bug-men" lead hunt for black gold: Searching for oil with a microscopeMarch 1932, Popular Mechanics, p. 370

Questions about bug-men

What is bug-men the plural of?
Bug-men is the plural of bug-man.

Words near bug-men in the dictionary

  1. bug-free
  2. bug-house
  3. bug-hunter
  4. bug-hunters
  5. bug-man
  6. bug-men
  7. bug-on-a-stick
  8. bug-out bag
  9. bug-out bags
  10. bug-proof
  11. bug-ridden

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