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shore bug

shore bug noun: an insect of any of numerous small predatory, often burrowing, species of the family Saldidae, found near bodies of water.

Noun

shore bug (plural shore bugs)

  1. An insect of any of numerous small predatory, often burrowing, species of the family Saldidae, found near bodies of water.

Forms of shore bug

pluralshore bugs

Questions about shore bug

What does shore bug mean?
Shore bug means an insect of any of numerous small predatory, often burrowing, species of the family Saldidae, found near bodies of water.
What part of speech is shore bug?
Shore bug is a noun.
What is the plural of shore bug?
The plural of shore bug is shore bugs.

Words near shore bug in the dictionary

  1. shordy
  2. shore
  3. shore bird
  4. shore birds
  5. shore break
  6. shore bug
  7. shore bugs
  8. shore cod
  9. shore crab
  10. shore crabs
  11. shore dinner

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