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bug zapper

bug zapper noun: an electrical-discharge insect-control device that attracts flying insects with ultraviolet light and electrocutes ("zaps") them with a high voltage.

bug zapper: an electrical-discharge insect-control device that attracts flying insects with ultraviolet light...
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Noun

bug zapper (plural bug zappers)

  1. An electrical-discharge insect-control device that attracts flying insects with ultraviolet light and electrocutes ("zaps") them with a high voltage.

Forms of bug zapper

pluralbug zappers

Origin of bug zapper

From bug + zapper.

Questions about bug zapper

What does bug zapper mean?
Bug zapper means an electrical-discharge insect-control device that attracts flying insects with ultraviolet light and electrocutes ("zaps") them with a high voltage.
What part of speech is bug zapper?
Bug zapper is a noun.
What is the plural of bug zapper?
The plural of bug zapper is bug zappers.

Words near bug zapper in the dictionary

  1. bug storm
  2. bug storms
  3. bug up
  4. bug up one's ass
  5. bug woman
  6. bug zapper
  7. bug zappers
  8. bug-a-boo
  9. bug-a-boos
  10. bug-bear
  11. bug-bears

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