Noun
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a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium)
the term is not in technical use
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insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base
usually show incomplete metamorphosis
- hemipterous insect -
a small hidden microphone
for listening secretly
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a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine
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general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
Verb
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tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
"The FBI was tapping the phone line of the suspected spy"
"Is this hotel room bugged?"
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annoy persistently
"The children teased the boy because of his stammer"