bug, n.
(bugs)
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(bugs)
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general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
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bug
a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
<noun.animal>
bug germ microbe
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insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
<noun.animal>
bug hemipteran hemipteron hemipterous insect
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a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly
<noun.artifact>
bug
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derivationally related form
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hypernym
a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
<noun.state>
bug glitch
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