shore bug: Meaning and Definition of

shore' bug"

Pronunciation: [key]
  1. any of various small, predaceous hemipterous insects of the family Saldidae, some of which are burrowers, commonly occurring along grassy shores of ponds, streams, brackish lakes, and seacoasts.
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