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feather-legged bug

feather-legged bug noun: any insect in the subfamily Holoptilinae of the family Reduviidae, many of which have legs covered with feathery hairs.

Noun

feather-legged bug (plural feather-legged bugs)

  1. Any insect in the subfamily Holoptilinae of the family Reduviidae, many of which have legs covered with feathery hairs.

Forms of feather-legged bug

pluralfeather-legged bugs

Questions about feather-legged bug

What does feather-legged bug mean?
Feather-legged bug means any insect in the subfamily Holoptilinae of the family Reduviidae, many of which have legs covered with feathery hairs.
What part of speech is feather-legged bug?
Feather-legged bug is a noun.
What is the plural of feather-legged bug?
The plural of feather-legged bug is feather-legged bugs.

Words near feather-legged bug in the dictionary

  1. feather-dusts
  2. feather-grass
  3. feather-grasses
  4. feather-headed
  5. feather-heeled
  6. feather-legged bug
  7. feather-legged bugs
  8. feather-light
  9. feather-tailed glider
  10. feather-tailed gliders
  11. feather-tailed possum

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