Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various plant-feeding insects of the genus Lygus, including certain species that are destructive to agricultural crops.
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- noun vector of viral plant diseases
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin Lȳgus, genus name, from Greek lūgaios, murky, from lūgē, twilight.]
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