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lygaeid

UK/lɪˈdʒiː.ɪd/US/laɪˈɡeɪ.ɪd/

lygaeid noun: any plant bug in the family Lygaeidae.

Noun

lygaeid (plural lygaeids)

  1. Any plant bug in the family Lygaeidae.

Forms of lygaeid

plurallygaeids

Origin of lygaeid

Borrowed from translingual Lygaeidae, from the type genus, translingual Lygaeus, borrowed from Ancient Greek λῡγαῖος (lūgaîos, “dark, gloomy”).

Questions about lygaeid

What does lygaeid mean?
Lygaeid means any plant bug in the family Lygaeidae.
What part of speech is lygaeid?
Lygaeid is a noun.
How do you pronounce lygaeid?
Lygaeid is pronounced /lɪˈdʒiː.ɪd/ (UK).
What is the plural of lygaeid?
The plural of lygaeid is lygaeids.

Words near lygaeid in the dictionary

  1. Lyft
  2. Lyfted
  3. Lyfting
  4. Lyfts
  5. Lyga
  6. lygaeid
  7. lygaeids
  8. Lygas
  9. Lyghe
  10. lyghte
  11. lyghtes

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