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LEPTOGLOSSUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Leptoglossus mean?
• LEPTOGLOSSUS (noun)
The noun LEPTOGLOSSUS has 1 sense:
1. leaf-footed bugs
Familiarity information: LEPTOGLOSSUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Leaf-footed bugs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Leptoglossus; Leptoglossus
Hypernyms ("Leptoglossus" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Leptoglossus"):
leaf-foot bug; leaf-footed bug (large sap-sucking bug with leaflike expansions on the legs)
Holonyms ("Leptoglossus" is a member of...):
Coreidae; family Coreidae (squash bugs and leaf-footed bugs)
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