Thesaurus: bug

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1. n. A bugbear; anything which terrifies.
2. n. A general name applied to various insects belonging to the Hemiptera; as, the squash bug; the chinch bug, etc.
3. n. An insect of the genus Cimex, especially the bedbug (C. lectularius). See Bedbug.
4. n. One of various species of Coleoptera; as, the ladybug; potato bug, etc.; loosely, any beetle.
5. n. One of certain kinds of Crustacea; as, the sow bug; pill bug; bait bug; salve bug, etc.
6. n. general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
7. n. a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
8. n. a small hidden microphone; for listening secretly
9. n. insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
10. n. a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
11. v. annoy persistently
12. v. tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information