oil bug

noun

A microfossil, particularly a foraminiferan.

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Meanings

nounoil bug (plural oil bugs)

plural oil bugs

  1. USdatedslangoil industryA microfossil, particularly a foraminiferan.

    Synonyms: bug

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA microfossil, particularly a foraminiferan.

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bug
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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