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Squash Bug

Definition: Squash Bug

Squash Bug

Noun

1. Large black American bug that sucks sap of vines of the gourd family.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

Synonym: Squash Bug

Synonym: Anasa tristis (n). (additional references)

Image Slideshow: Squash Bug

Photo Album: Squash Bug

Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Squash bug. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer..
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Modern Translation: Squash Bug

Language		Translations for "squash bug"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
French		punaise de la courge. (various references)

German		Kuerbiswanze. (various references)

Greek		κόρις της κολοκυθιάς, κορηός της κολοκυθιάς, βρωμούσα της κολοκυθιάς. (various references)

Pig Latin		ashsquay ugbay

Spanish		chinche hedionda, chinche de la calabaza. (various references)

Swedish		kalebasskinnbagge. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Ancestral Language Translations: Squash Bug

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	Anasa tristis. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Anagrams: Squash Bug

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-b-g-h-q-s-s-u-u"
	-2 letters: bugshas, buqshas.
	-3 letters: bugsha, buqsha, saughs, squabs, squash, squush, subahs.
	-4 letters: gauss, habus, quags, quash, quass, saugh, shags, squab, subah, subas, sughs.
	-5 letters: bags, bash, bass, bugs, bush, buss, gabs, gash, gush, habu, hags, hubs, hugs, quag, sabs, sags, sash, shag, suba, subs, sugh, suqs, ughs.
	Words containing the letters "a-b-g-h-q-s-s-u-u"
	+2 letters: usquebaughs.
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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Images: Slideshow
4. Images: Photo Album

5. Translations: Modern
6. Translations: Ancient
7. Anagrams
8. Bibliography

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