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earbug

earbug noun: any of various agricultural pests of genus Leptocorisa that attack grain crops.

Noun

earbug (plural earbugs)

  1. Any of various agricultural pests of genus Leptocorisa that attack grain crops.
    • Effect of sowing date on earbug infestation in sorghum CSH - 5 at Hyderabad (1978)1982, A Decade of Dryland Agricultural Research in India, 1971-80, page 218
    • earbug Leptocorisa oratorius (Fabricius) [Hem. Alydidae].2000, Carl W. Schaefer, Antonio Ricardo Panizzi, Heteroptera of Economic Importance, page 334
  2. A small, close-range receiver that fits in a person's ear, allowing them to hear transmissions, usually by an observer or advisor.
    • Yes, the earbug has helped me be more aware of clients. It also helped me know what to do in a situation when I did not know what to do.1993, Mary Sullivan Adamek, Audio-cueing and Immediate Feedback to Improve Group Leadership Skills: A Live Supervision Model, page 99
    • In the official version of the Parent/Child Game (the various stages of which are explained in detail on p. 271), the sessions take place in a video suite with a one-way screen equipped with an additional audio feedback loop which allows the parent to hear me via an earbug.2010, Sue Jenner, The Parent/Child Game
  3. Any of various fictional devices that a person can listen to when it is installed in their ear.
    • This cab couldn't transmit to his earbug.2001, Nalo Hopkinson, Midnight Robber
    • With the earbug in, she could access data almost as quickly as with the implant.2010, Elizabeth Moon, Trading In Danger: Vatta's War

Examples of earbug in a sentence

  • Rice head-earbug, Leptocorisa sp. (Hemiptera: Alydidae)2022, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Handbook on the integrated crop management of rice and paddy for farmer...
  • Mitsuharu pressed a finger to his earbug, jumping channels until the hissing growl of the enemy flooded in, making him wince.2011, Thomas Harlan, Land of the Dead, page 349:
  • The earbug nanomites in Tan-Tan's ear became infected during the dimensional shift.2014, Allan Weiss, The Canadian Fantastic in Focus:

Forms of earbug

pluralearbugs

Origin of earbug

From ear + bug.

Questions about earbug

What does earbug mean?
Earbug means any of various agricultural pests of genus Leptocorisa that attack grain crops.
How do you use earbug in a sentence?
Rice head-earbug, Leptocorisa sp. (Hemiptera: Alydidae)
What part of speech is earbug?
Earbug is a noun.
What is the plural of earbug?
The plural of earbug is earbugs.

Words near earbug in the dictionary

  1. earbone
  2. earbones
  3. earbud
  4. earbudded
  5. earbuds
  6. earbug
  7. earbugs
  8. Earby
  9. earcap
  10. earcaps
  11. earclip

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