potato bug
- a variation of potatobug.
Example Sentences
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The Jerusalem cricket’s more common name is the potato bug but in Spanish it is known as el nino de la tierra – “the child of earth”.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 30, 2017
When I tripped on my oversized heel and tumbled backward onto fresh powder, I flailed for a minute like a potato bug on its back.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 31, 2017
Russian officials in the four-power city control board had lately consented to a joint battle against the potato bug.
From Time Magazine Archive
Among the swarming professional Brain Trusters, CCC's director was as a potato bug among dragonflies.
From Time Magazine Archive
And on the under side of the leaf of the potato vine are the bright orange eggs of the potato bug.
From "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White
