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true bug

true bug

/ tro̅o̅ /

  1. Any of various insects of the group Heteroptera. True bugs usually have soft flat bodies, well-developed antennae, and stink glands. They include the water bugs, water striders, bedbugs, cinch bugs, lace bugs, and assassin bugs. Some scientists classify the true bugs as a suborder of the order Hemiptera rather than as a separate insect order.
  2. See Note at bug


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Word History and Origins

Origin of true bug1

First recorded in 1890–95
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Example Sentences

We may think at first that he is a beetle, yet the way he crosses his wings on his back proves him a true bug.

This peculiarity distinguishes it from the true bug, which has four wings.

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