Lygaeid
/laɪˈɡeɪ.ɪd/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any plant bug in the family Lygaeidae.
- 2 a true bug: usually bright-colored; pest of cultivated crops and some fruit trees wordnet
Synonyms
All synonymsEtymology
Borrowed from translingual Lygaeidae, from the type genus, translingual Lygaeus, borrowed from Ancient Greek λῡγαῖος (lūgaîos, “dark, gloomy”).