flower bug
noun
any of several bugs of the family Anthocoridae that live on flowers and are predaceous on aphids and other small insects.
Origin of flower bug
1First recorded in 1885–90
Words Nearby flower bug
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
British Dictionary definitions for flower bug
flower bug
noun
any of a number of bugs of the family Cimicidae, related to the debris bugs but frequenting flowers and feeding on the small insects found there
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse