English Explanatory Dictionary

lygaeid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any plant bug in the family Lygaeidae.

Pronunciation

/lɪˈdʒiː.ɪd/ /laɪˈɡeɪ.ɪd/

Word forms

lygaeid lygaeids

Etymology

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

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