Definitions
a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
Word origin
From the Slavic hydronym *bugъ /*buga.
Used in a sentence
“Several pretty beetles, a superb "bug," and a few nice land-shells were obtained, and I returned in the afternoon well satisfied with my first trial of the promised land.”
“Bugs are generated from the moisture of living animals, as it dries up outside their bodies. Lice are generated out of the flesh of animals.”
“These flies are a bother. I’ll get some bug spray and kill them.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer8 curated clues
01“Insect, casually”3 letters
02“Small crawling creature”3 letters
03“Small crawling insect”3 letters
04“Tiny crawling creature”3 letters
05“Tiny insect”3 letters
06“Tiny six-legged visitor”3 letters
07“Hidden microphone”3 letters
08“Insect or software flaw”3 letters
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