(US, southern US) Any of various unrelated arthropods, including whip scorpions, velvet ants, mantises, wheel bugs, and walking stick insects, that have been erroneously believed to kill livestock by
(US, southern US) Any of various unrelated arthropods, including whip scorpions, velvet ants, mantises, wheel bugs, and walking stick insects, that have been erroneously believed to kill livestock by stinging them or being swallowed.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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(US, informal) A crayfish.
A folksy Southern US term for a crayfish, the small freshwater crustacean beloved in Cajun and Creole cooking. The name perfectly captures where these creatures live — burrowed in muddy riverbanks and creek beds. In Louisiana especially, mudbugs are a cultural institution: boiled with spicy seasoning and eaten by the pound at backyard crawfish boils. The word has genuine regional charm and wide recognition.
(US) Any of very many terrestrial crustaceans, of the family , a subgroup of the woodlice, that can roll themselves up into a protective ball.
(US, dialect) A chironomid (non-biting midge).