flower bug

noun

any of several bugs of the family Anthocoridae that live on flowers and are predaceous on aphids and other small insects.

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Origin of flower bug

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby flower bug

flowback, flower, flower beetle, flower box, flower bud, flower bug, flower child, flower cluster, flower fly, flower girl, flower head
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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
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