bug
An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).
Any of various species of marine (saltwater or freshwater) crustaceans; e.g. a Moreton Bay bug, mudbug.
Any insect, arachnid, or other terrestrial arthropod that is a pest.
Any minibeast.
Any minibeast.
Any minibeast.
A bedbug.
A problem that needs fixing.
A contagious illness, or a pathogen causing it.
An enthusiasm for something; an obsession.
A keen enthusiast or hobbyist.
A concealed electronic eavesdropping or intercept device
A small and usually invisible file (traditionally a single-pixel image) on a World Wide Web page, primarily used to track users.
A lobster.
A small, usually transparent or translucent image placed in a corner of a television program to identify the broadcasting network or cable channel.
A manually positioned marker in flight instruments.
A semi-automated telegraph key.
Hobgoblin, scarecrow; anything that terrifies.
HIV.
A limited form of wild card in some variants of poker.
A trilobite.
Synonym of oil bug.
An asterisk denoting an apprentice jockey's weight allowance.
A young apprentice jockey.
Synonym of union bug.
A small piece of metal used in a slot machine to block certain winning combinations.
A metal clip attached to the underside of a table, etc. to hold hidden cards, as a form of cheating.

bugboy
Alternative spelling of bug boy.

bugboys
plural of bugboy

bugcheck
Alternative form of bug check.

bugchecks
plural of bugcheck

bugout
Alternative form of bug out.

bugouts
plural of bugout

bugs
plural of bug

bunia
Alternative form of bunnia.
bunya (a traditional Kanak and Ni-Vanuatu dish)

bunias
plural of bunia

burrowing bug
Any insect in the family Cydnidae

burrowing bugs
plural of burrowing bug

cabbage aphid
An aphid of species Brevicoryne brassicae, that only feeds on plants of family Brassicaceae.

calades
plural of calade

calinda
An African-American style of dance (or its associated music) in the southern US and parts of Latin America.
A Caribbean martial art involving stickfighting.

calmar
A squid (the mollusk).

calmars
plural of calmar

candace
Title of any Nubian (Kush) queen or queen mother.

candaces
plural of candace

cantata
A vocal composition accompanied by instruments and generally containing more than one movement, typical of 17th and 18th century Italian music.

cantatas
plural of cantata

capistra
plural of capistrum

castra
plural of castrum

champaka
Alternative form of champac (Magnolia champaca)

champakas
plural of champaka

changa
A smokable blend of dimethyltryptamine and an MAOI to extend the drug experience in duration and intensity.

chermes
Archaic form of kermes.

chiasmi
plural of chiasmus

chiasmus
An inversion of the relationship between the elements of phrases.

chiasmuses
plural of chiasmus

cicad
Alternative form of cicada.

cicada
Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings.
Any of several insects in the superfamily Cicadoidea, with small eyes wide apart on the head and transparent well-veined wings.

cicadae
plural of cicada

cicadas
plural of cicada

cicadellids
plural of cicadellid

cicads
plural of cicad

cimex
Any member of the genus Cimex, especially the bedbug.

cimices
plural of cimex

citricola scale
Coccus pseudomagnoliarum, a pest of citrus.

clavicitherium
Alternative spelling of clavicytherium.

clavicitheriums
plural of clavicitherium. (Alternative spelling of clavicytheriums.)

clavicytherium
A harpsichord in which the soundboard and strings are mounted vertically facing the player.

clavicytheriums
plural of clavicytherium.

climacterium
The bodily and mental changes linked to the reproductive and endocrine function in men and women occurring during the latter part of middle age.

cocci
plural of coccus

coccid
Any of very many scale insects (including mealybugs) of the superfamily Coccoidea; especially an insect of the family Coccidae.

coccids
plural of coccid

coccus
Any approximately spherical bacterium.
One of the carpels or seed-vessels of a dry fruit.

cochineal
A scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus, native to the tropical and subtropical Americas, which lives on prickly pear cacti (genus Opuntia).
A vivid red dye made from the dried bodies of cochineal insects.
The vivid red colour of this dye.

cochineals
plural of cochineal

cochinille
Obsolete spelling of cochineal.

codon
A handbell used for summoning monks.
The "bell" or flaring mouth of a trumpet.

codons
plural of codon

cogenesis
The genesis of two entities at the same time

concaves
plural of concave

conchuela
Chlorochroa ligata, a stinkbug of Central America and North America.

contratenor
countertenor

contratenors
plural of contratenor

copium
A metaphorical opiate taken in order to cope with a loss or disillusionment, often leading to one becoming detached from reality and in denial of their situation.

coppa
capicola

coppas
plural of coppa

counterpleas
plural of counterplea

creeping water bug
Any insect in the family Naucoridae, aquatic predatory true bugs that look like toe biters

creeping water bugs
plural of creeping water bug

cymatia
plural of cymatium

daimones
plural of daimon

daimons
plural of daimon

damosella
Damsel.

damsel bug
Any insect in the family Nabidae

damsel bugs
plural of damsel bug

dawa
A medicine, particularly a native one or one used by witch doctors.
A cocktail made with vodka, honey, and lime juice.

dawas
plural of dawa

decora
A Japanese fashion style of the late 20th century, characterized by bold, bright colours and numerous accessories such as hair clips and bows.

dendrites
plural of dendrite

desirabilia
Things that are wanted or desired.

devaloka
In Indian religions, a plane of existence where gods and devas exist.

devalokas
plural of devaloka

digenesis
The alternation of sexual and asexual methods of reproduction.

dog-day cicadas
plural of dog-day cicada

ea
A river or watercourse.

eas
plural of ea

eau
Alternative form of ea.

eaus
plural of eau

ecphonema
interjection; ecphonesis

ecphonesis
Exclamation.
The part of the service spoken in an audible tone.

ectypus
alternative form of ectype

electric light bugs
plural of electric light bug

epithalamia
plural of epithalamium

epithalamies
plural of epithalamy

epithalamion
Alternative form of epithalamium.

epithalamions
plural of epithalamion

epithalamium
A song or poem celebrating a marriage.
A song in praise of the bride or bridegroom

epithalamiums
plural of epithalamium

epithalamy
Alternative form of epithalamium.

equinovarus
talipes equinovarus; clubfoot

equinus
Synonym of talipes equinus.

esperanza
yellow bells (Tecoma stans)

eurus
The east wind.

euruses
plural of eurus

fagottini
plural of fagottino

fagottino
Synonym of tenoroon.

fascinoma
An unusual and interesting case or diagnosis: one especially interesting in its differential diagnosis.

felt scale
A scale insect of the family Eriococcidae

firebug
Pyrrhocoris apterus, a common red and black insect, that is the type species of the family Pyrrhocoridae.
A pyromaniac or arsonist.

firebugs
plural of firebug

flat bug
Any insect in the family Aradidae, true bugs that are mostly flat-bodied and live under tree-bark.

flat bugs
plural of flat bug

fleahopper
Any of several very small insects in the family Miridae that are garden or agricultural pests.

fleahoppers
plural of fleahopper

forda
down (comfortable [with]) for something

foxglove aphid
An aphid of the species Aulacorthum solani.

francesca
Alternative form of francisca (“throwing axe used by the Franks”).

francescas
plural of francesca

froghopper
Any of various small insects of the superfamily Cercopoidea that feed on plant sap and whose larvae produce cuckoo spit.

froghoppers
plural of froghopper

fulgorid
Any hemipteran of the family Fulgoridae

fulgorids
plural of fulgorid