true bug

noun

bug1(def 1).

Origin of true bug

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby true bug

true ankylosis, true anomaly, true believer, true bill, true blue, true bug, true colors, true conjugate, true course, true diverticulum, true fresco

Scientific definitions for true bug

true bug
[ trōō ]

Any of various insects of the group Heteroptera. True bugs usually have soft flat bodies, well-developed antennae, and stink glands. They include the water bugs, water striders, bedbugs, cinch bugs, lace bugs, and assassin bugs. Some scientists classify the true bugs as a suborder of the order Hemiptera rather than as a separate insect order. See Note at bug.