Word.ws English Dictionary

salve bug

salve bug noun: a parasitic isopod crustacean (Aega psora). In the 19th century it was used by fishermen in the preparation of a salve, although its medicinal effects are dubious.

Noun

salve bug (plural salve bugs)

  1. (obsolete) A parasitic isopod crustacean (Aega psora). In the 19th century it was used by fishermen in the preparation of a salve, although its medicinal effects are dubious.

Forms of salve bug

pluralsalve bugs

Questions about salve bug

What does salve bug mean?
Salve bug means a parasitic isopod crustacean (Aega psora). In the 19th century it was used by fishermen in the preparation of a salve, although its medicinal effects are dubious.
What part of speech is salve bug?
Salve bug is a noun.
What is the plural of salve bug?
The plural of salve bug is salve bugs.

Words near salve bug in the dictionary

  1. salvatories
  2. salvators
  3. salvatory
  4. Salvatos
  5. salve
  6. salve bug
  7. salve bugs
  8. Salve Regina
  9. Salve Reginas
  10. salved
  11. salvee

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: salve bug (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “salve bug.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/salve_bug. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.