bugs
/bʌɡz/ · noun
Meaning
- An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).
- Any of various species of marine or freshwater crustaceans; e.g. a Morton Bay bug, mudbug.
- Any insect, arachnid, or other terrestrial arthropod that is a pest.
- Any insect, arachnid, myriapod or entognath.
- (chiefly computing and engineering jargon) A problem that needs fixing.
- A contagious illness; a bacterium or virus causing it
- To annoy.
- To install an electronic listening device or devices in.
- Crazy; unstable.
- A microfossil, particularly a foraminiferan.
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