lygaeid

American

[lahy-jee-id, lahy-jee-id] / laɪˈdʒi ɪd, ˈlaɪ dʒi ɪd /

noun

Also called lygus bug, lygaeid bug. any of numerous, often brightly marked bugs of the family Lygaeidae, which feed on the juices of plants in both the larval and adult stages and are important pests of cultivated crops and some fruit trees.

< New Latin Lygaeidae family name, equivalent to Lygae ( us ) type genus (< Greek lȳgaîos murky) + -idae -id ²

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