bug vs lygaeid
lygaeid vs bugbug and lygaeid both are nouns.
bug is a verb but lygaeid is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bug | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| lygaeid | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
lygaeid is a hyponym of
bug; that is, lygaeid is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
bug:
- bug: insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
- lygaeid: a true bug: usually bright-colored; pest of cultivated crops and some fruit trees
Other hyponyms of bug include
leaf bug, plant bug, lygaeid bug, coreid, coreid bug, bed bug, bedbug, chinch, Cimex lectularius, backswimmer, Notonecta undulata, true bug.
| bug (noun) | lygaeid (noun) |
|---|---|
| insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis | a true bug: usually bright-colored; pest of cultivated crops and some fruit trees |
| general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate | |
| a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use | |
| a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly | |
| a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine |
| bug (verb) | lygaeid (verb) |
|---|---|
| annoy persistently | |
| tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information |
Words related to "bug"
- Cimex lectularius
- Hemiptera
- Notonecta undulata
- backswimmer
- badger
- bed bug
- bedbug
- bedevil
- beleaguer
- buggy
- chinch
- coreid
- coreid bug
- crucify
- defect
- dun
- eavesdrop
- fault
- flaw
- frustrate
- germ
- glitch
- hemipteran
- hemipteron
- hemipterous insect
- insect
- intercept
- leaf bug
- listen in
- lygaeid
- lygaeid bug
- mic
- micro-organism
- microbe
- microorganism
- microphone
- mike
- order Hemiptera
- pester
- plant bug
- rag
- tap
- tease
- torment
- true bug
- wiretap
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