true bug

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true bug

noun true bugs

Any of various insects of the order Hemiptera and especially those of the suborder Heteroptera, that are wingless or have two pairs of wings, and have mouthparts adapted for piercing and sucking. Fig. 16 is the striped or cucumber-bug, as it is improperly called, but which is in reality a beetle, while fig. 17, the squash-bug, is a true bug, being without jaws or mouth, except a long slender tube, fitted for piercing and sucking the sap of plants.
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noun any of various insects of the order Hemiptera and in particular of the suborder Heteroptera

Français	hétéroptère
Deutsch	Wanze
Русский	клоп klop
עברית	פִּשְׁפֵּשׁ pishpésh

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@misc{true_bug_2026,
  title = {true bug},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/true%20bug},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}