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Definition of: wheelbug
(hwēl′bug′) noun
A large hemipterous insect (Arilus cristatus) of the southern United States, which preys upon caterpillars and other soft-bodied insects: so called from a semicircular crest on the thorax resembling a cogwheel.
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