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bug

[buhg, book] / bʌg, buk /
NOUN
bacterium, microorganism
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VERB
listen to without permission
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He knew they sprayed a stinky smell to protect themselves, and he knew they were mammals, and he knew they were omnivores because they ate bugs and smaller animals and plants, too.

From Literature

My eyes about bugged out of my head when I saw the floating bookcase.

From Literature

While most people recover within a week, four British people have died within months of contracting stomach bugs while on holiday there.

From BBC

The award-winning British actress, known for playing Queen Elizabeth II in the hit Netflix royal drama, said she thinks she contracted the bug in Morocco.

From BBC

The mics are attached to a nature-monitoring device collecting minute details on the cities’ bugs, birds and bats, which feed into an artificial-intelligence platform that can alert the building owners of any concerning patterns.

From The Wall Street Journal