lygaeid
9.9
A small bug that eats crop plants and damages fruit trees
- noun
- /laɪˈɡiːɪd/
- Specialized
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lygaeido
- Some species of lygaeid can cause significant damage to sunflower crops.
Examples
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The orchard suffered an infestation of lygaeid bugs last summer.
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Researchers identified the insect as a lygaeid by its distinctive markings.
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Look at that lygaeid!
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The lygaeid is often found on tomato plants.
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Some species of lygaeid can cause significant damage to sunflower crops.
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The orchard suffered an infestation of lygaeid bugs last summer.
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The lygaeid is often found on tomato plants.
Synonyms
9.9
A small brightly colored insect that eats crops and damages fruit trees
is the shorter family adjective form used without the noun
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lygaeid comes from the scientific name Lygaeus, the name given to a group of seed-eating bugs, and a helpful way to remember it is to think of a lygaeid as a 'Lygaeus' bug; so a lygaeid is often a brightly colored insect that eats seeds and can damage crops.
