"oil bug" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: oil bugs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} oil bug (plural oil bugs)
  1. (petroleum industry, slang, US, dated) A microfossil, particularly a foraminiferan. Tags: US, dated, slang Synonyms: bug Related terms: bug-man
    Sense id: en-oil_bug-en-noun-xCW-JQ2o Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

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