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pea bug

pea bug noun: any of several small beetles of the genus Bruchus which destroy pea plants; a pea weevil.

Noun

pea bug (plural pea bugs)

  1. (colloquial) Any of several small beetles of the genus Bruchus which destroy pea plants; a pea weevil.
  2. (colloquial) A woodlouse (Oniscidea spp.).
    • Morning, with rain in the sky, and the forest subtly brooding, and me feeling no bigger than a pea-bug between the roots of my fir.1923, D. H. Lawrence, Fantasia of the Unconscious

Forms of pea bug

pluralpea bugs
alternative formpea-bug
alternative formpeabug

Questions about pea bug

What does pea bug mean?
Pea bug means any of several small beetles of the genus Bruchus which destroy pea plants; a pea weevil.
What part of speech is pea bug?
Pea bug is a noun.
What is the plural of pea bug?
The plural of pea bug is pea bugs.

Words near pea bug in the dictionary

  1. pea aphids
  2. pea bean
  3. pea beans
  4. pea brain
  5. pea brains
  6. pea bug
  7. pea butter
  8. pea butters
  9. pea cake
  10. pea cakes
  11. pea clam

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