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grease bug

grease bug noun: a ground beetle of species Platynus maculicollis.

Noun

grease bug (plural grease bugs)

  1. A ground beetle of species Platynus maculicollis.
    Synonyms:
    overflow bug

Synonyms of grease bug

Forms of grease bug

pluralgrease bugs

Questions about grease bug

What does grease bug mean?
Grease bug means a ground beetle of species Platynus maculicollis.
What part of speech is grease bug?
Grease bug is a noun.
What is the plural of grease bug?
The plural of grease bug is grease bugs.

Words near grease bug in the dictionary

  1. Greasbrough
  2. Greasby
  3. grease
  4. grease boy
  5. grease boys
  6. grease bug
  7. grease fitting
  8. grease gun
  9. grease guns
  10. grease it on
  11. grease money

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