leaf-footed bug

noun

Any insect in the family Coreidae, many of which have flat, leaf-shaped structures on their hind legs.

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Meanings

nounleaf-footed bug (plural leaf-footed bugs)

plural leaf-footed bugs

  1. Any insect in the family Coreidae, many of which have flat, leaf-shaped structures on their hind legs.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlarge sap-sucking bug with leaflike expansions on the legs

Similar
leaf-foot bug
Broader
coreid bugcoreid

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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