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milkweed bug

milkweed bug noun: an insect, of the family Lygaeidae, that mostly feeds on the seeds and tissue of the milkweed plant (Asclepias).

Noun

milkweed bug (plural milkweed bugs)

  1. (US) an insect, of the family Lygaeidae, that mostly feeds on the seeds and tissue of the milkweed plant (Asclepias).

Forms of milkweed bug

pluralmilkweed bugs

Questions about milkweed bug

What does milkweed bug mean?
Milkweed bug means an insect, of the family Lygaeidae, that mostly feeds on the seeds and tissue of the milkweed plant (Asclepias).
What part of speech is milkweed bug?
Milkweed bug is a noun.
What is the plural of milkweed bug?
The plural of milkweed bug is milkweed bugs.

Words near milkweed bug in the dictionary

  1. milktrees
  2. milkvetch
  3. milkvetches
  4. Milkwall
  5. milkweed
  6. milkweed bug
  7. milkweed bugs
  8. milkweed butterflies
  9. milkweed butterfly
  10. milkweed floss
  11. milkweed silk

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