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lace bug

noun

any of several bugs of the family Tingidae, characterized by a lacy pattern of ridges on the head, thorax, and wings, and feeding on the leaves of oak, birch, sycamore, etc.

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Nearby words

laccadive, minicoy, and amindivi islands, laccolite, laccolith, laccolitic, lace, lace bug, lace glass, lace into, lace pillow, lace stay, lace up

Origin of lace bug

First recorded in 1890–95
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British Dictionary definitions for lace bug

lace bug

noun

a small bug of the family Tingidae, having a delicate pattern in the wing venation. They are plant feeders and include the thistle lace bugs (Tingis cardui and T. ampliata) and the rhododendron bug (Stephanitis rhododendri)
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