chinch bug

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noun

a small lygaeid bug, Blissus leucopterus, that feeds on corn, wheat, and other grains.

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Origin of chinch bug

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85

Words nearby chinch bug

chinbeak, chinbone, chin cactus, chincapin, chinch, chinch bug, chincherinchee, chinchilla, chin-chin, Chin-Chou, chinchy

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How to use chinch bug in a sentence

I was thinking about retiring from modeling, but spending that time with them rekindled that bug.
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But is bug protein really any better than traditional protein sources, like chicken, or your go-to protein powder?
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Read on to find out what you need to know before whipping up bug-infused banana bread.
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Underneath, a miniature version of the bug-crazy man is revealed, himself thwacking away in an alternate dimension.
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Their company, Ready to Go Survival, sells prepacked survival, or “bug out,” bags and kits.
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The men stood around bug-eyed and stared incredulously—all but High-Pockets.
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Both were bitten by the gambling bug in Saratoga and went West, not to grow up with, but to fairly conquer the country.
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In reality it is only the female which is the lightning bug, for the male is not equipped with any lighting power.
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The proverb should read, "It is the early bird that catches the bug," and different birds have different ways of going about it.
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When a duck goes after a bug he acts much like a ball player trying to steal a base.
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British Dictionary definitions for chinch bug

chinch bug

noun

a black-and-white tropical American heteropterous insect, Blissus leucopterus, that is very destructive to grasses and cereals in the US: family Lygaeidae

a related and similar European insect, Ischnodemus sabuleti

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