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An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).
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Any of various species of marine or freshwater crustaceans; e.g. a Morton Bay bug, mudbug.
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Any insect, arachnid, or other terrestrial arthropod that is a pest.
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These flies are a bother. I’ll get some bug spray and kill them.
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Any insect, arachnid, myriapod or entognath.
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(chiefly computing and engineering jargon) A problem that needs fixing.
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The software bug led the computer to calculate 2 plus 2 as 3.
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A contagious illness; a bacterium or virus causing it
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He’s got the flu bug.
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An enthusiasm for something; an obsession
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I caught the skiing bug while staying in the Alps.
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A keen enthusiast or hobbyist.
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A concealed electronic eavesdropping or intercept device
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We installed a bug in her telephone.
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A small and usually invisible file (traditionally a single-pixel image) on a World Wide Web page, primarily used to track users.
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He suspected the image was a Web bug used for determining who was visiting the site.
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A small, usually transparent or translucent image placed in a corner of a television program to indicate what network or cable channel is televising it
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Channel 4's bug distracted Jim from his favorite show.
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A manually positioned marker in flight instruments.
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A semi-automated telegraph key.
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Hobgoblin, scarecrow; anything that terrifies.
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("the bug") HIV.
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A limited form of wild card in some variants of poker.
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A trilobite.
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A young apprentice jockey.