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oil bug

oil bug noun: a microfossil, particularly a foraminiferan.

Noun

oil bug (plural oil bugs)

  1. (US, dated, slang, oil industry) A microfossil, particularly a foraminiferan.
    Synonyms:
    bug

Synonyms of oil bug

Forms of oil bug

pluraloil bugs

Questions about oil bug

What does oil bug mean?
Oil bug means a microfossil, particularly a foraminiferan.
What part of speech is oil bug?
Oil bug is a noun.
What is the plural of oil bug?
The plural of oil bug is oil bugs.

Words near oil bug in the dictionary

  1. oil barrel
  2. oil bath
  3. oil baths
  4. oil beetle
  5. oil beetles
  6. oil bug
  7. oil bugs
  8. oil burner
  9. oil burner route
  10. oil burner routes
  11. oil burners

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