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LYGUS BUG
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Vector of viral plant diseases
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("lygus bug" is a kind of...):
capsid; mirid; mirid bug (a variety of leaf bug)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lygus bug"):
Lygus lineolaris; tarnished plant bug (widespread plant and fruit pest)
Holonyms ("lygus bug" is a member of...):
genus Lygus; Lygus (plant-sucking bugs)