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An insect with forewings leathery at base, membranous near the tip, and folded over membranous hindwings at rest; diverse in form and feeding habits; mouthparts modified into a snout for piercing and sucking; includes many crop pests and disease carriers. (Order: Heteroptera.)

Technology

Software bug, or software defect Covert listening device or device for telephone tapping Integrated circuit chip, for its buglike appearance Manually positioned marker in flight instruments A semi-automated telegraph key Slang for a Volkswagen Beetle The Bug Radio - a DAB Radio with many features not found in other radios

Physiology

Informally, an infectious illness.

TV and Movie

Bug (2006 film), (2006) psychological thriller, directed by William Friedkin Bug (2002 film), (2002) comedy-drama about a chain of events begun by a boy squashing a bug Bug (1975 film), a film directed by Jeannot Szwarc in 1975 Bug (Starship Troopers), a fictional alien race from the novel and fil Starship Troopers TV broadcaster's logo superimposed on the screen; album), a 1988 album by Dinosaur Jr Bug (Dave Davies album), a 2002 album by Dave Davies "Bug," a song by Phish from their 2000 album Farmhouse

Gambling

Bug (poker), a restricted wild card A card cheat's bug is a holdout device

Public media

BUG Magazine, Croatian magazine Bug! and Bug Too! video games

Rivers

Western Bug, a river in Ukraine, Poland, and Belarus Southern Bug, a river in Ukraine

Other

bug, ISO 639 code for the Buginese language Bicycle User Group
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