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lygaeid vs bug

bug vs lygaeid

lygaeid and bug both are nouns.

lygaeid is not a verb while bug is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lygaeid Yes No No No
bug Yes No Yes No
As nouns, bug is a hypernym of lygaeid; that is, bug is a word with a broader meaning than lygaeid:
  • lygaeid: a true bug: usually bright-colored; pest of cultivated crops and some fruit trees
  • bug: insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
Other hypernyms of lygaeid include hemipteran, hemipteron, hemipterous insect.
lygaeid (noun) bug (noun)
a true bug: usually bright-colored; pest of cultivated crops and some fruit trees insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
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
lygaeid (verb) bug (verb)
annoy persistently
tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
Difference between lygaeid and bug

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