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Origin of true bug
First recorded in 1890â95
Words nearby true bug
true believer, true bill, true blue, trueborn, truebred, true bug, true colors, true course, true-crime, true-false test, true fruit
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Scientific definitions for true bug
true bug
[ trĆĆ ]
Any of various insects of the group Heteroptera. True bugs usually have soft flat bodies, well-developed antennae, and stink glands. They include the water bugs, water striders, bedbugs, cinch bugs, lace bugs, and assassin bugs. Some scientists classify the true bugs as a suborder of the order Hemiptera rather than as a separate insect order. See Note at bug.
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