- squash bug
- squash′ bug`n.ent a dark brown bug, Anasa tristis, that sucks the sap from the leaves esp. of squash and pumpkin
From formal English to slang. 2014.
From formal English to slang. 2014.
Squash bug — Squash Squash, n. [Massachusetts Indian asq, pl. asquash, raw, green, immature, applied to fruit and vegetables which were used when green, or without cooking; askutasquash vine apple.] (Bot.) A plant and its fruit of the genus {Cucurbita}, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
squash bug — ☆ squash bug n. a large, dark colored hemipteran insect (Anasa tristis) that attacks squash vines and similar plants … English World dictionary
squash bug — noun large black American bug that sucks sap of vines of the gourd family • Syn: ↑Anasa tristis • Hypernyms: ↑coreid bug, ↑coreid • Member Holonyms: ↑Anasa, ↑genus Anasa * * * n … Useful english dictionary
squash bug — a dark brown bug, Anasa tristis, that sucks the sap from the leaves of squash, pumpkin, and other plants of the gourd family. [1840 50, Amer.] * * * or leaf footed bug Any of more than 2,000 widely distributed insect species (family Coreidae),… … Universalium
squash bug — noun Date: circa 1846 a large black American bug (Anasa tristis of the family Coreidae) injurious to plants of the gourd family … New Collegiate Dictionary
Squash — Squash, n. [Massachusetts Indian asq, pl. asquash, raw, green, immature, applied to fruit and vegetables which were used when green, or without cooking; askutasquash vine apple.] (Bot.) A plant and its fruit of the genus {Cucurbita}, or gourd… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Squash beetle — Squash Squash, n. [Massachusetts Indian asq, pl. asquash, raw, green, immature, applied to fruit and vegetables which were used when green, or without cooking; askutasquash vine apple.] (Bot.) A plant and its fruit of the genus {Cucurbita}, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bug — /bug/; Pol., Russ. /boohk/, n. 1. a river in E central Europe, rising in W Ukraine and forming part of the boundary between Poland and Ukraine, flowing NW to the Vistula River in Poland. 450 mi. (725 km) long. 2. a river in SW Ukraine flowing SE… … Universalium
Bug — (b[u^]g), n. [OE. bugge, fr. W. bwg, bwgan, hobgoblin, scarecrow, bugbear. Cf. {Bogey}, {Boggle}.] 1. A bugbear; anything which terrifies. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Sir, spare your threats: The bug which you would fright me with I seek. Shak. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bug word — Bug Bug (b[u^]g), n. [OE. bugge, fr. W. bwg, bwgan, hobgoblin, scarecrow, bugbear. Cf. {Bogey}, {Boggle}.] 1. A bugbear; anything which terrifies. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Sir, spare your threats: The bug which you would fright me with I seek. Shak … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English