grease bug

noun

A ground beetle of species Platynus maculicollis.

Meanings

noungrease bug (plural grease bugs)

plural grease bugs

  1. A ground beetle of species Platynus maculicollis.

    Synonyms: overflow bug

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA ground beetle of species Platynus maculicollis.

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