moss bug

noun

Any bug of the suborder Coleorrhyncha, which feed on moss.

Similar
beetle bug
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Meanings

nounmoss bug (plural moss bugs)

plural moss bugs

  1. Any bug of the suborder Coleorrhyncha, which feed on moss.

    Synonyms: beetle bug

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny bug of the suborder Coleorrhyncha, which feed on moss.

Similar
beetle bug
Also see
beetle bug

Origin

From moss + bug.

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APA

moss bug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moss%20bug

MLA

“moss bug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moss%20bug. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “moss bug,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moss%20bug.

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