bug vs ermine

bug

noun
  • Any insect, arachnid, or other terrestrial arthropod that is a pest. 

  • A problem that needs fixing. 

  • A manually positioned marker in flight instruments. 

  • HIV. 

  • A metal clip attached to the underside of a table, etc. to hold hidden cards, as a form of cheating. 

  • A limited form of wild card in some variants of poker. 

  • An asterisk denoting an apprentice jockey's weight allowance. 

  • Any insect, arachnid, myriapod or entognath. 

  • A young apprentice jockey. 

  • A keen enthusiast or hobbyist. 

  • A concealed electronic eavesdropping or intercept device. 

  • A trilobite. 

  • A semi-automated telegraph key. 

  • An enthusiasm for something; an obsession. 

  • Synonym of union bug. 

  • Any of various species of marine or freshwater crustaceans; e.g. a Moreton Bay bug, mudbug. 

  • A contagious illness, or a pathogen causing it. 

  • A small and usually invisible file (traditionally a single-pixel image) on a World Wide Web page, primarily used to track users. 

  • A small, usually transparent or translucent image placed in a corner of a television program to identify the broadcasting network or cable channel. 

  • A small piece of metal used in a slot machine to block certain winning combinations. 

  • An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”). 

verb
  • To act suspiciously or irrationally, especially in a way that annoys others. 

  • To install an electronic listening device or devices in. 

  • To annoy. 

ermine

noun
  • Any of various moths, especially in the family Yponomeutidae 

  • A white field with black spots. 

  • The white fur of this animal, traditionally seen as a symbol of purity and used for judges' robes. 

  • A weasel found in northern latitudes (Mustela erminea in Eurasia, Alaska, and the Arctic, Mustela haidarum in Haida Gwaii, Mustela richardsonii in the rest of North America); its dark brown fur turns white in winter, apart from the black tip of the tail. 

  • The office of a judge. 

adj
  • In blazon, of the colour ermine (white with black spots). 

verb
  • To clothe with ermine. 

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