bug screen

noun

A window screen.

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Meanings

nounbug screen (plural bug screens)

plural bug screens

  1. A window screen.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
window screen

Origin

So called because it keeps off bugs (insects); compare fly screen.

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APA

bug screen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bug%20screen

MLA

“bug screen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bug%20screen. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bug screen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bug%20screen.

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