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greenbug

greenbug noun: the wheat aphid (Schizaphis graminum).

Noun

greenbug (plural greenbugs)

  1. The wheat aphid (Schizaphis graminum).

Forms of greenbug

pluralgreenbugs
alternative formgreen bug

Origin of greenbug

From green + bug.

Questions about greenbug

What does greenbug mean?
Greenbug means the wheat aphid (Schizaphis graminum).
What part of speech is greenbug?
Greenbug is a noun.
What is the plural of greenbug?
The plural of greenbug is greenbugs.

Words near greenbug in the dictionary

  1. greenbriars
  2. greenbrier
  3. Greenbrier County
  4. greenbriers
  5. greenbroke
  6. greenbug
  7. greenbugs
  8. greenbul
  9. greenbuls
  10. Greenburg
  11. Greenburgh

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