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Wheel bug

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wheel bug

–noun
an assassin bug, Arilus cristatus, that has a toothed, semicircular crest on the pronotum and preys on other insects.

Origin:
1805–15, Americanism
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wheel bug  
n.  A large assassin bug (Arilus cristatus) of North America that has a notched, wheellike projection on the back of the thorax and preys on other insects.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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