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Webster 1913 Edition

Bug

Bug

(bŭg)
,
Noun.
[OE.
bugge
, fr. W.
bwg
,
bwgan
, hobgoblin, scarecrow, bugbear. Cf.
Bogey
,
Boggle
.]
1.
A bugbear; anything which terrifies.
[Obs.]
Sir, spare your threats:
The
bug
which you would fright me with I seek.
Shakespeare
2.
(Zool.)
A general name applied to various insects belonging to the Hemiptera;
as, the squash
bug
; the chinch
bug
, etc.
3.
(Zool.)
An insect of the genus
Cimex
, especially the bedbug (
Cimex lectularius
). See
Bedbug
.
4.
(Zool.)
One of various species of Coleoptera;
as, the lady
bug
; potato
bug
, etc.; loosely, any beetle
.
5.
(Zool.)
One of certain kinds of Crustacea;
as, the sow
bug
; pill
bug
; bait
bug
; salve
bug
, etc.
Bait bug
.
See under
Bait
.
–
Bug word
,
swaggering or threatening language.
[Obs.]
Beau. & Fl.

Webster 1828 Edition

Bug

BUG

,
Noun.
In common language, the name of a vast multitude of insects, which infest houses and plants. In zoology, this word is applied to the insects arranged under the genus Cimex, of which several hundred species are described. Bugs belong to the order of hemipters. They are furnished with a rostrum or beak, with antennae longer than the thorax, and the winds are folded together crosswise. The back is flat, the throat margined, and the feet are formed for running. Some species have no wings. The house-bug, or bed-bug, is a troublesome and disgusting insect.

Definition 2024

büg

büg

See also: bug, buug, Bug, búg, and bůg

Polabian

Noun

büg m

  1. god

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *bogъ.

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