Re: USAGE: names for pillbug/wood louse/woodbug
| From: | Joe <joe@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, March 11, 2004, 19:00 |
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Mark J. Reed wrote:
>On Thu, Mar 11, 2004 at 06:09:03PM +0000, Joe wrote:
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>>That's why I said 'looks like an insect'.
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>I know, but I thought you were *contrasting* it with the usage in which
>"bug" and "insect" are exact synonyms (used in different contexts),
>which I find odd. If you were in fact contrasting it with the use of
>"bug" for one particular critter, then never mind. :)
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In England, a 'bug' is a section of the insect (family? order? phylum?
I don't know.). I'm not sure of the exact definition, but there is one,
apparently - I do, however, know a bug when I see it.
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