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ROSE-BUG
\ɹˈə͡ʊzbˈʌɡ], \ɹˈəʊzbˈʌɡ], \ɹ_ˈəʊ_z_b_ˈʌ_ɡ]\
Definitions of ROSE-BUG
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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n
.
A
species
of
beetle
which
feeds
on
the
blossoms
of
the
rose
:—also rose-chaffer.
1871
- The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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