leaf bug

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Noun1.leaf bug - small bright-colored insect that feeds on plant juicesleaf bug - small bright-colored insect that feeds on plant juices
plant bug
hemipteran, hemipteron, hemipterous insect, bug - insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis
capsid, mirid, mirid bug - a variety of leaf bug
lace bug - small bug having body and wings covered with a lacy network of raised lines
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