stilt bug
noun
any of various slender, long-legged, brownish bugs of the family Berytidae, inhabiting dense vegetation: sometimes classified with the leaf-footed bugs.
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a person who acts as though he or she knows everything and who dismisses the opinions, comments, or suggestions of others.
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First recorded in 1890–95
Words nearby stilt bug
stillroom, stillson wrench, stillwater, stilly, stilt, stilt bug, stilt root, stilted, stilton, stilwell, stilyaga
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