LYGUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Lygus mean? 

• LYGUS (noun)
  The noun LYGUS has 1 sense:

1. plant-sucking bugs

  Familiarity information: LYGUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LYGUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Plant-sucking bugs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Lygus; Lygus

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

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Lygus"):

lygus bug (vector of viral plant diseases)

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

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