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thread-legged bug

thread-legged bug noun: any insect in the subfamily Emesinae of the family Reduviidae, which are predatory true bugs with long, thin, threadlike legs.

Noun

thread-legged bug (plural thread-legged bugs)

  1. Any insect in the subfamily Emesinae of the family Reduviidae, which are predatory true bugs with long, thin, threadlike legs.

Forms of thread-legged bug

pluralthread-legged bugs

Questions about thread-legged bug

What does thread-legged bug mean?
Thread-legged bug means any insect in the subfamily Emesinae of the family Reduviidae, which are predatory true bugs with long, thin, threadlike legs.
What part of speech is thread-legged bug?
Thread-legged bug is a noun.
What is the plural of thread-legged bug?
The plural of thread-legged bug is thread-legged bugs.

Words near thread-legged bug in the dictionary

  1. thread pool
  2. thread pools
  3. thread snake
  4. thread snakes
  5. thread the needle
  6. thread-legged bug
  7. thread-legged bugs
  8. thread-like
  9. thread-locking fluid
  10. thread-locking fluids
  11. thread-paper

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