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grass bug

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rho⋅pal⋅id bug

[roh-pal-id, roh-puh-lid]
–noun
any of various hemipterous insects of the family Rhopalidae that feed chiefly on grasses and occasionally on certain trees, as the box elder.


Origin:
< NL Rhopalidae family name, equiv. to Gk rhopal(on) club + NL -idae -id 2
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