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mirid, n. and a.|ˈmaɪərɪd, ˈmɪrɪd|
[f. mod.L. family name Miridæ, f. the generic name Miris (J. C. Fabricius Entomologia Systematica (1794) IV. 183), f. L. mīrus wonderful, extraordinary: see -id3.]
A. n. A leaf bug of the family Miridæ, formerly called Capsidæ (see capsid a. and n.1), which includes a large number of insects that live on the sap of plants, often causing damage to the plants affected.
B. adj. Of or pertaining to an insect of this kind.
1941Bull. Illinois Nat. Hist. Survey XXII. 2/1 The eggs of most mirids hatch early in the season. Ibid. 3/2 A majority of mirid species produce only one generation per year. 1957Richards & Davies Imms's Textbk. Entomol. (ed. 9) iii. 461 Other Mirids do considerable damage to cultivated plants. 1962Metcalf & Flint Destructive & Useful Insects (ed. 4) vi. 225 Anyone who sits down in a grassy, weedy spot in early summer..can scarcely fail to make the acquaintance of some of the hundreds of kinds of mirids that crawl about over the vegetation and feed on its sap. 1972Swan & Papp Common Insects N. Amer. xii. 117 The mirids comprise a fairly large family commonly called plant bugs or leaf bugs. |