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rhopalid bug

[ roh-pal-id, roh-puh-lid ]

noun

  1. any of various hemipterous insects of the family Rhopalidae that feed chiefly on grasses and occasionally on certain trees, as the box elder.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of rhopalid bug1

< New Latin Rhopalidae family name, equivalent to Greek rhopal ( on ) club + New Latin -idae -id 2

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