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bugdom

bugdom noun: the essence of being a bug.

Noun

bugdom (uncountable)

  1. The essence of being a bug.
    • Among the most potent of biological control agents are the natural enemies, the predators, of bugdom.1991, Rhonda Massingham Hart, Using Beneficial Insects
    • The next second all the bugs in the field became frozen into silence by the appearance of the loveliest form in all bugdom.2012, R. Evans Pansing, Fact and Fiction: Fiction and Reality, page 66
    Synonyms:
    insectdom

Synonyms of bugdom

Origin of bugdom

From bug + -dom.

Questions about bugdom

What does bugdom mean?
Bugdom means the essence of being a bug.
What part of speech is bugdom?
Bugdom is a noun.

Words near bugdom in the dictionary

  1. bugcheck
  2. bugchecks
  3. Bugden
  4. bugdi
  5. bugdis
  6. bugdom
  7. bugdoor
  8. bugdoors
  9. buge
  10. bugerow
  11. bugerows

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