wheel bug

noun

Any assassin bug of the genus Arilus, large true bugs with wheel-shaped pronotal armor.

Similar
Arilus cristatus
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Meanings

nounwheel bug (plural wheel bugs)

plural wheel bugs

  1. USAny assassin bug of the genus Arilus, large true bugs with wheel-shaped pronotal armor.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlarge predatory North American bug that sucks the blood of other insects

Similar
Arilus cristatus
Broader
assassin bugreduviid

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

wheel bug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheel%20bug

MLA

“wheel bug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheel%20bug. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wheel bug,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wheel%20bug.

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