pea bug

noun

Any of several small beetles of the genus Bruchus which destroy pea plants; a pea weevil.

First used 18th c.
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Meanings

nounpea bug (plural pea bugs)

plural pea bugs · alternative pea-bug · alternative peabug

  1. colloquialAny of several small beetles of the genus Bruchus which destroy pea plants; a pea weevil.First known use 18th c.
  2. colloquialA woodlouse (Oniscidea spp.).First known use 19th c.

    Morning, with rain in the sky, and the forest subtly brooding, and me feeling no bigger than a pea-bug between the roots of my fir.

    1923, D. H. Lawrence, Fantasia of the Unconscious
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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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