thread-legged bug

[ thred-leg-id, -legd ]

/ ˈθrɛdˌlɛg ɪd, -ˌlɛgd /

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noun

any of certain insects of the family Reduviidae, characterized by an elongated, slender body and long frail legs, the front pair of which are raptorial.

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Also called spider bug.

Words nearby thread-legged bug

threaded, threaded glass, thread escutcheon, threadfin, threadfish, thread-legged bug, thread-line fishing, thread mark, Threadneedle Street, thread rolling, thread rope

How to use thread-legged bug in a sentence

They are always suspended over a precipice, dangling by a slender thread that shows every sign of snapping.
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I was thinking about retiring from modeling, but spending that time with them rekindled that bug.
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Redlich noted that this is another common thread in false confessions.
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Colfer's artistic callings share a common thread: they are deeply personal and rooted in a challenging childhood.
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There, he first picked up needle and thread to mend the shirt of an SS guard who had just beaten him.
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There was one honest dog in that company, but the two-legged specimen was a little "too sweet to be wholesome."
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But it was the labyrinth for which the earlier economist held, so he thought, the thread.
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She wore soiled Burberry, high-legged tan boots, and a peaked cap of distinctly military appearance.
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The organism is an actively motile spiral thread, about four times the diameter of a red corpuscle in length.
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I shall then give an account of my various excursions in an Appendix, and afterwards resume the thread of my journal.
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