Found 3 hits - Term: bait bug, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
hippa \hip"pa\, hippe \hip"pe\, n. zool.
a genus of marine decapod crustaceans, which burrow rapidly
in the sand by pushing themselves backward; -- called also
bait bug. see illust. under anomura.
1913 webster
see also:
bait bug anomura
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
bait \bait\ b=at, n. icel. beita food, beit pasture, akin
to as. b=at food, sw. bete. see bait, v. t.
1. any substance, esp. food, used in catching fish, or other
animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, inclosure, or
net.
1913 webster
2. anything which allures; a lure; enticement; temptation.
--fairfax.
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3. a portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a
journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment.
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4. a light or hasty luncheon.
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bait bug zool., a crustacean of the genus hippa found
burrowing in sandy beaches. see anomura.
1913 webster
see also:
bait bait bug hippa anomura
- [3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
bug \bug\ bu^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 webster
2. zool. a general name applied to various insects
belonging to the hemiptera; as, the squash bug; the chinch
bug, etc.
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3. zool. an insect of the genus cimex, especially the
bedbug cimex lectularius. see bedbug.
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4. zool. one of various species of coleoptera; as, the
ladybug; potato bug, etc.; loosely, any beetle.
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5. zool. one of certain kinds of crustacea; as, the sow
bug; pill bug; bait bug; salve bug, etc.
1913 webster
note: according to popular usage in england and among
housekeepers in america around 1900, bug, when not
joined with some qualifying word, was used specifically
for bedbug. as a general term it is now used very
loosely in america as a colloquial term to mean any
small crawling thing, such as an insect or arachnid,
and was formerly used still more loosely in england.
"god's rare workmanship in the ant, the poorest bug
that creeps." --rogers --naaman. "this bug with
gilded wings." --pope.
1913 webster +pjc
6. computers an error in the coding of a computer program,
especially one causing the program to malfunction or fail.
see, for example, year 2000 bug. "that's not a bug, it's
a feature"
pjc
7. any unexpected defect or flaw, such as in a machine or a
plan.
pjc
8. a hidden electronic listening device, used to hear or
record conversations surreptitiously.
pjc
9. an infectious microorganism; a germ4. colloq.
pjc
10. an undiagnosed illness, usually mild, believed to be
caused by an infectious organism. colloq.
note: in some communities in the 1990's, the incidence of
aids is high and aids is referred to colloquially as
"the bug".
pjc
11. an enthusiast; -- used mostly in combination, as a camera
bug. colloq.
pjc
bait bug. see under bait.
bug word, swaggering or threatening language. obs.
--beau. fl.
1913 webster
see also:
bogey boggle cimex cimex lectularius bedbug bedbug
year 2000 bug bait bug bait bug word
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Bait, definition of term: Bait
bait_pag1.html Bug
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Bug, definition of term: Bug
bug_pag1.html Bug Out
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Bug Out, definition of term: Bug Out
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Chinch Bug, definition of term: Chinch Bug
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Bed Bug, definition of term: Bed Bug
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