"pea bug" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: pea bugs [plural], pea-bug [alternative], peabug [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pea bug (plural pea bugs)
  1. (colloquial) Any of several small beetles of the genus Bruchus which destroy pea plants; a pea weevil. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-pea_bug-en-noun-FJrHzUae Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Insects, Isopods Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Insects: 55 45 Disambiguation of Isopods: 54 46
  2. (colloquial) A woodlouse (Oniscidea spp.). Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-pea_bug-en-noun-BcRcgdhR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Insects, Isopods Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Insects: 55 45 Disambiguation of Isopods: 54 46
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