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wheel bug

wheel bug noun: any assassin bug of the genus Arilus, large true bugs with wheel-shaped pronotal armor.

Noun

wheel bug (plural wheel bugs)

  1. (US) Any assassin bug of the genus Arilus, large true bugs with wheel-shaped pronotal armor.

Forms of wheel bug

pluralwheel bugs

Words formed from wheel bug

Questions about wheel bug

What does wheel bug mean?
Wheel bug means any assassin bug of the genus Arilus, large true bugs with wheel-shaped pronotal armor.
What part of speech is wheel bug?
Wheel bug is a noun.
What is the plural of wheel bug?
The plural of wheel bug is wheel bugs.

Words near wheel bug in the dictionary

  1. wheel away
  2. wheel brace
  3. wheel braces
  4. wheel breadth
  5. wheel breadths
  6. wheel bug
  7. wheel bugs
  8. wheel chock
  9. wheel clamp
  10. wheel clamps
  11. wheel cutter

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