GENUS LYGUS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Plant-sucking bugs

Synonyms:

genus Lygus; Lygus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Lygus" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "genus Lygus"):

lygus bug (vector of viral plant diseases)

Holonyms ("genus Lygus" is a member of...):

Capsidae; family Capsidae; family Miridae; Miridae (leaf bugs)