lygaeid

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UK/lɪˈdʒiː.ɪd/US/laɪˈɡeɪ.ɪd/

noun

Any plant bug in the family Lygaeidae.

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lygaeid bug
Origintranslingual Lygaeidae ← Ancient Greek λῡγαῖος →
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Meanings

nounlygaeid (plural lygaeids)

plural lygaeids

  1. biologyAny plant bug in the family Lygaeidae.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna true bug: usually bright-colored; pest of cultivated crops and some fruit trees

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lygaeid bug
Broader
hemipterous insectbughemipteran

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekλῡγαῖος“dark, gloomy”
  2. translingualLygaeus
  3. translingualLygaeidae
  4. Englishlygaeid

Borrowed from translingual Lygaeidae, from the type genus, translingual Lygaeus, borrowed from Ancient Greek λῡγαῖος (lūgaîos, “dark, gloomy”).

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Cite this entry
APA

lygaeid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lygaeid

MLA

“lygaeid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lygaeid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lygaeid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lygaeid.

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