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MIRID

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A variety of leaf bug

Synonyms:

capsid; mirid; mirid bug

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("mirid" is a kind of...):

leaf bug; plant bug (small bright-colored insect that feeds on plant juices)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mirid"):

four-lined leaf bug; four-lined plant bug; Poecilocapsus lineatus (yellow or orange leaf bug with four black stripes down the back; widespread in central and eastern North America)

lygus bug (vector of viral plant diseases)

Holonyms ("mirid" is a member of...):

Capsidae; family Capsidae; family Miridae; Miridae (leaf bugs)

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