"Wanze" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvantsə/ Audio: De-Wanze.ogg
Rhymes: -antsə Etymology: From Middle High German wanze, formed with the contractive suffix -ze (cf. Spatz, Heinz) from older Middle and Old High German wantlūs (“bug”, literally “wall louse”), equivalent to Wand + Laus. Etymology templates: {{der|de|gmh|wanze}} Middle High German wanze, {{m|de|-ze}} -ze, {{m|de|Spatz}} Spatz, {{m|de|Heinz}} Heinz, {{der|de|goh|wantlūs|lit=wall louse|t=bug}} Old High German wantlūs (“bug”, literally “wall louse”), {{m|de|Wand}} Wand, {{m|de|Laus}} Laus Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Wanze f (genitive Wanze, plural Wanzen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Wanze [genitive], Wanzen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Wanze [nominative, singular], Wanzen [definite, nominative, plural], Wanze [genitive, singular], Wanzen [definite, genitive, plural], Wanze [dative, singular], Wanzen [dative, definite, plural], Wanze [accusative, singular], Wanzen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. an insect of the suborder Heteroptera, a bug (in the strictest sense) Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Insects, Parasites
    Sense id: en-Wanze-de-noun-cjY4mJrs Disambiguation of Insects: 75 25 Disambiguation of Parasites: 73 27 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 62 38
  2. (espionage) bug, wire, wiretap Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Espionage Synonyms: Abhörgerät, Abhörwanze
    Sense id: en-Wanze-de-noun-PIllTOzy Topics: espionage, government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Abhörwanze, Bauchkielwanze, Baumwanze, Baumwollwanze, Beerenwanze, Bettwanze, Birkenwanze, Blattfusswanze, Blattfußwanze, Blattwanze, Blindwanze, Blumenwanze, Bodenwanze, Breitbauchwanze, Distel-Gitterwanze, Distel-Netzwanze, Eichen-Schmuckwanze, eine Wanze an etwas anbringen, Erdwanze, etwas mit Abhörwanzen versehen, etwas verwanzen, Feuerwanze, Fledermauswanze, Gänsefußschönwanze, Gemeine Wiesenwanze, Getreidespitzwanze, Gitterwanze, Glasflügelwanze, Graswanze, Grundwanze, Harlekinwanze, Hauswanze, Kaffeewanze, Kartoffelwanze, Kohlwanze, Kotwanze, Krummfühlerwanze, Langwanze, Lederwanze, Meldenwanze, Mianawanze, Mordwanze, Netzwanze, Platanen-Netzwanze, Plattwanze, Prachtwanze, Randwanze, Raubwanze, Riesenwanze, Riesenwasserwanze, Rindenwanze, Ritterwanze, Rübenwanze, Ruderwanze, Saumwanze, Schildwanze, Schmuckwanze, Schreitwanze, Schwalbenwanze, Schwimmwanze, Sichelwanze, Springwanze, Stabwanze, Stachelwanze, Staubwanze, Stelzenwanze, Stinkwanze, Streifenwanze, Taubenwanze, von Wanzen befallen, Wald-Blumenwanze, Waldwanze, Wanzen an etwas installieren, Wanzen in etwas installieren, Wanzen-Knabenkraut, Wanzenart, Wanzendill, Wanzenfauna, Wanzengift, Wanzenknabenkraut, Wanzenkraut, Wanzenkümmel, Wanzenlarve, Wanzenvielfalt, Wasserwanze, Wiesenwanze, Wipfel-Stachelwanze, Wipfelwanze, Zweifleck-Raubwanze, Zweifleckraubwanze, Zweipunktige Wiesenwanze, Zweispitzwanze Related terms: anwanzen, entwanzen (alt: von Wanzen befreien), Entwanzer, Entwanzerin, entwanzt, Entwanzung, verwanzen, verwanzt, Verwanzung, wanzig, Wanzigkeit

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Abhörwanze"
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Bauchkielwanze"
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "eine Wanze an etwas anbringen"
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Erdwanze"
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      "word": "etwas mit Abhörwanzen versehen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "etwas verwanzen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Feuerwanze"
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Fledermauswanze"
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
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      "word": "Gemeine Wiesenwanze"
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Kaffeewanze"
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      "word": "Kartoffelwanze"
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      "word": "Krummfühlerwanze"
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      "word": "Plattwanze"
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    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Prachtwanze"
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    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Randwanze"
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    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Raubwanze"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Riesenwanze"
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Riesenwasserwanze"
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Rindenwanze"
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Ritterwanze"
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Rübenwanze"
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Ruderwanze"
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Saumwanze"
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Schildwanze"
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Schmuckwanze"
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Schreitwanze"
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Schwalbenwanze"
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      "word": "Schwimmwanze"
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      "word": "Sichelwanze"
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      "word": "Springwanze"
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Stabwanze"
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      "word": "Stachelwanze"
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Staubwanze"
    },
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Stelzenwanze"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Stinkwanze"
    },
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Streifenwanze"
    },
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Taubenwanze"
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "von Wanzen befallen"
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Wald-Blumenwanze"
    },
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Waldwanze"
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Wanzen an etwas installieren"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Wanzen in etwas installieren"
    },
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Wanzen-Knabenkraut"
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      "word": "Wanzenart"
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Wanzendill"
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Wanzenfauna"
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Wanzengift"
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Wanzenknabenkraut"
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Wanzenkraut"
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      "word": "Wanzenkümmel"
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Wanzenlarve"
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Wanzenvielfalt"
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Wasserwanze"
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Wiesenwanze"
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      "word": "Wipfel-Stachelwanze"
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Wipfelwanze"
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Zweifleck-Raubwanze"
    },
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Zweifleckraubwanze"
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Zweipunktige Wiesenwanze"
    },
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Zweispitzwanze"
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
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    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "alt": "von Wanzen befreien",
      "word": "entwanzen"
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    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Entwanzer"
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    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Entwanzerin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "entwanzt"
    },
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Entwanzung"
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "verwanzen"
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "verwanzt"
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
      "word": "Verwanzung"
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      "_dis1": "49 51",
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          "_dis": "62 38",
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        }
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    "German terms derived from Old High German",
    "German terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "word": "Bettwanze"
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      "word": "Birkenwanze"
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      "word": "Blattfusswanze"
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      "word": "Blattfußwanze"
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      "word": "Blindwanze"
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      "word": "Distel-Gitterwanze"
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      "word": "Distel-Netzwanze"
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      "word": "Eichen-Schmuckwanze"
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      "word": "eine Wanze an etwas anbringen"
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      "word": "Gitterwanze"
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      "word": "Langwanze"
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      "word": "Mianawanze"
    },
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      "word": "Mordwanze"
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    {
      "word": "Netzwanze"
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      "word": "Platanen-Netzwanze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Plattwanze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Prachtwanze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Randwanze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Raubwanze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Riesenwanze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Riesenwasserwanze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Rindenwanze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ritterwanze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Rübenwanze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ruderwanze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Saumwanze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schildwanze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schmuckwanze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schreitwanze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schwalbenwanze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schwimmwanze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sichelwanze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Springwanze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Stabwanze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Stachelwanze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Staubwanze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Stelzenwanze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Stinkwanze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Streifenwanze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Taubenwanze"
    },
    {
      "word": "von Wanzen befallen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wald-Blumenwanze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Waldwanze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wanzen an etwas installieren"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wanzen in etwas installieren"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wanzen-Knabenkraut"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wanzenart"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wanzendill"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wanzenfauna"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wanzengift"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wanzenknabenkraut"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wanzenkraut"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wanzenkümmel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wanzenlarve"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wanzenvielfalt"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wasserwanze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wiesenwanze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wipfel-Stachelwanze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wipfelwanze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zweifleck-Raubwanze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zweifleckraubwanze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zweipunktige Wiesenwanze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Zweispitzwanze"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "wanze"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "-ze"
      },
      "expansion": "-ze",
      "name": "m"
    },
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        "1": "de",
        "2": "Spatz"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Heinz"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
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        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "wantlūs",
        "lit": "wall louse",
        "t": "bug"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German wantlūs (“bug”, literally “wall louse”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Wand"
      },
      "expansion": "Wand",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Laus"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Wanze",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wanzen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wanze",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wanzen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wanze",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wanzen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wanze",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wanzen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wanze",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Wanzen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Wanze f (genitive Wanze, plural Wanzen)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Wan‧ze"
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "anwanzen"
    },
    {
      "alt": "von Wanzen befreien",
      "word": "entwanzen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Entwanzer"
    },
    {
      "word": "Entwanzerin"
    },
    {
      "word": "entwanzt"
    },
    {
      "word": "Entwanzung"
    },
    {
      "word": "verwanzen"
    },
    {
      "word": "verwanzt"
    },
    {
      "word": "Verwanzung"
    },
    {
      "word": "wanzig"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wanzigkeit"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "an insect of the suborder Heteroptera, a bug (in the strictest sense)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Heteroptera",
          "Heteroptera#Translingual"
        ],
        [
          "bug",
          "bug"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "de:Espionage"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bug, wire, wiretap"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "espionage",
          "espionage"
        ],
        [
          "bug",
          "bug"
        ],
        [
          "wire",
          "wire"
        ],
        [
          "wiretap",
          "wiretap"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(espionage) bug, wire, wiretap"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Abhörgerät"
        },
        {
          "word": "Abhörwanze"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "espionage",
        "government",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈvantsə/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-antsə"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Wanze.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5e/De-Wanze.ogg/De-Wanze.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/De-Wanze.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Wanze"
}

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