"pirate bug" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pirate bugs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pirate bug (plural pirate bugs)
  1. Any insect in the family Anthocoridae, known as effective predators of other insects, and used in biological control. Categories (lifeform): True bugs Synonyms: minute pirate bug, flower bug Translations (any insect in the family Anthocoridae): antocorídeo [masculine] (Portuguese)

Inflected forms

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