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COREID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A true bug
Synonyms:
coreid; coreid bug
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("coreid" is a kind of...):
bug; hemipteran; hemipteron; hemipterous insect (insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "coreid"):
Anasa tristis; squash bug (large black American bug that sucks sap of vines of the gourd family)
leaf-foot bug; leaf-footed bug (large sap-sucking bug with leaflike expansions on the legs)
Holonyms ("coreid" is a member of...):
Coreidae; family Coreidae (squash bugs and leaf-footed bugs)
