RHOPALID BUG Definition & Meaning

rhopalid bug

[ roh-pal-id, roh-puh-lid ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

any of various hemipterous insects of the family Rhopalidae that feed chiefly on grasses and occasionally on certain trees, as the box elder.

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< New Latin Rhopalidae family name, equivalent to Greek rhopal ( on ) club + New Latin -idae -id ²

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