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LACE BUG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lace bug mean?
• LACE BUG (noun)
The noun LACE BUG has 1 sense:
1. small bug having body and wings covered with a lacy network of raised lines
Familiarity information: LACE BUG used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small bug having body and wings covered with a lacy network of raised lines
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Hypernyms ("lace bug" is a kind of...):
leaf bug; plant bug (small bright-colored insect that feeds on plant juices)
Holonyms ("lace bug" is a member of...):
family Tingidae; Tingidae (lace bugs)
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