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flat bug

American

noun

any of numerous flattened bugs of the family Aradidae, inhabiting the underside of bark and feeding on fungi.

Etymology

Origin of flat bug

First recorded in 1890–95

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flat bug

Chinches are a sort of flat bug, which lurks in the bedsteads and bedding, and disturbs people's rest a nights.

From The History of Virginia, in Four Parts by Beverley, Robert

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