leaf-footed bug

1. 1.

   large sap-sucking bug with leaflike expansions on the legs

   Synonymsleaf-foot bug

   Broadercoreid bug

   Part ofLeptoglossus

Questions about leaf-footed bug

What does leaf-footed bug mean?

leaf-footed bug means "large sap-sucking bug with leaflike expansions on the legs".

What is another word for leaf-footed bug?

Close synonyms include leaf-foot bug. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is leaf-footed bug a common word?

leaf-footed bug is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.