单词 | leaf bug |
释义 | > as lemmasleaf bug leaf bug n. [originally after German Blattwanze (mid 18th cent. or earlier)] any of numerous heteropteran bugs constituting the family Miridae; more widely (chiefly U.S.) any insect that frequents leaves. ΚΠ 1864 H. Watts tr. L. Gmelin Hand-bk. Chem. XVI. 284 Cimicic Acid..Occurrence. In the grey leaf-bug [Ger. Blattwanze]. 1944 R. Matheson Entomol. for Introd. Courses xii. 213 Family Miridae (Capsidae). These insects are usually known as the leaf-bugs. 2014 J. Balch Tomas of Terra 400 The two Leaf Bugs clung on for dear life. < as lemmas |
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