"bug spray" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bug sprays [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bug spray (countable and uncountable, plural bug sprays)
  1. An insecticide for killing household pests. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (insecticide for household pests): 杀虫剂 (shāchóngjì) (Chinese Mandarin), hyönteiskarkote (Finnish), Insektenspray [masculine, neuter] (German), 虫よけスプレー (mushiyoke supurē) (Japanese), repelente (Portuguese), repelente de insectos [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-bug_spray-en-noun-~nrzI4f6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of 'insecticide for household pests': 91 9
  2. Insect repellent. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-bug_spray-en-noun-BIJ0RS1k

Inflected forms

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