Bug
/bʌɡ/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:6 ptsWWF:9 pts3 letters
Definition of Bug
noun
- An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).
- Any of various species of marine or freshwater crustaceans; e.g. a Morton Bay bug, mudbug.
- Any insect, arachnid, or other terrestrial arthropod that is a pest.
"These flies are a bother. I’ll get some bug spray and kill them."
- Any insect, arachnid, myriapod or entognath.
- (chiefly computing and engineering jargon) A problem that needs fixing.
"The software bug led the computer to calculate 2 plus 2 as 3."
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