Bufoniformia 
Bufoniformia (bu-t'on-i-ror'mi-ii), . /</. [NL., 
< L. bufo(n-), a load (Nli. />'/<<), + lurniii, 
form, + -('.] A 4,'i'oup or suborder of salient 
amphibians. eonta'tning lliosi' having an arcif- 
eroiis slcniiuii ami no teeth. ll includes the 
Iliifiniiilii'. li/iiiiii/iliri/i/ii/ii, and l><-iiilri>iihnjH<K- 
I'idir. 
bufonite (bu'fon-lt), . [< L. bufo(n-), a load. 
+ -('/".] Toadst ...... : a fossil consisting of 
the petrified teeth of n/ihirroilux, I'l/enoiliix, and 
Other Mesozoic ganoid fishes. It was formerly 
nnlcll esteemed fur its imauinarv virtues, anil WHS U"Mi 
ill rin^s : it u :i- Ihnilulil ton] i-jnate ill ttlr llt-a'is ut' toa.K 
bufbnoid (bii'fon-oid). ". and ii. I. a. Resem- 
bling a toad; Iml'onil'orm; specifically, of or 
pertaining to the liufnnunli n. 
II. n. A bufonid or other member of the Su- 
t'tninillt'tl, 
Bufonoidea (im-fo-noi'de-a), . i>l. [NL., < 
Hiii'o(n-) + -oirfra.] A superfamily of arcifer- 
ous phaneroglossate amphibians, whose tad- 
poles have a spiracle on the left side and whose 
adults are ribless. It embraces all the Arcifera 
except the Dinrogto.txiilu: 
bufta (but" til), . Same as baft?. 
bug't (bug),"n. [< ME. bugge, prob. < W. lurg. 
a hobgoblin, specter, birgaii, a specter, = Com. 
bucca, a hobgoblin, bugbear, = Gael. Ir. IHII-HH, 
a specter, Ir. puca, an elf, sprite (> E. /<</,). 
Cf. feo</ 2 , boyy, bogle, and see bug?.] A hob- 
goblin; a specter; anything terrifying ; a bug- 
bear. 
m 
bugaboo (bug'a-bo), H. [E. dial, also Imggy- 
IHKI, Se. biii/i/lliii; a kind of compound of M0J 
ami the interjection //;. W. bu> = Gael, bo, used 
to frighten children; cf. /,'-'.] A bugbear; a 
bogv; a vain terror; something to frighten a 
child. 
\\ < have, as the logical issue of ecclesiastic!*!!), our 
modern secularism, tliat curious tun/alum of the priest, 
and ini>rc curious idol of the so-called intlilcl. 
.V. .1. /;.,-., CXIJ. 248. 
bugara (bug'a-rft), n. An embiotocoid fish, or 
surf-fish, llyiixiiriin raryi, with small scales, 
uuiserial jaw-teeth, lower lip attached by a 
bugleweed 
the sun's rays. ('/) In Ijiflau.l. u liuht. one-hone, two- 
li.-, I, -.1 i, ;,, I. without a li<m<l. (.-) In t!i. I nit. .1 stain. 
a light, one hor-c. four- 
u 11. , I. I V. in- ].- M nil nil.- 
.nil , ille-i u ith or 
without a IIIH..I ,.j top. 
Cut-under buggy, a ve- 
in, le ill which the l,...lv 
is cut out to allow tile 
front wheels to pans un- 
.li i u li.-n turning. 
buggy 3 (bug'i), ii. [A 
var. of bogie?, prob. 
American Bufgy. 
Buara (Hyf 
caryi}. 
t ;is the humour of melancholye 
Causith many a man in slepe to crye, 
Fur fere of beris [bears] ore of bolis [bulls] hlake, 
Or ellia that blacke buygya [var. devele*] wol him take. 
Chaucer, Sun's Priest's Tale, 1. 118. 
Than heglnneth he to rememt>er his life, and from that 
he falleth tu think.- vpon his death. . . . And then 1 
ginneth he to thinke, that it were -..ml to make sure, . . . 
least there hap to be suche blaeke buggen indede an folke 
cal diuelles, whose tormeutes he was wont to take for 
Poets tales. 
Sir T. More. Cumfort against Tribulation (1573), fol. 40. 
The bug which you would fright me with. 
Shttk., W. T., 111. 2. 
[Enter . . . Sylvan and a Nymph, a man Bnij, and a 
woman.] 
1 B\uj. Pray, master Usher, where must I come in? 
2 Bug. Am I not well for a Hug, master Usher? 
Chapman, Gentleman Usher, 11. 1. 
bug" (bug), n. [A particular application of 
bug 1 .] 1. A term loosely applied to many 
kinds of insects, commonly with certain dis- 
tinctive additions, as May-bug, lady-bug, land- 
bugs ( Geocorisai) , water-bugs (Hydroeorisa?), 
etc. 
You lie down to your shady slumber, 
And wake with a '<"/ in your ear. 
X. P. H'Ulii, Love in a Cottage. 
Especially 2. The Cintex lectularius, the bed- 
bug or house-bug, or any member of this ge- 
nus or of the family C'imid- 
d<B. The bedbug is about ft inch 
long, wingless, with a roundish, 
depressed body, of dirty rust-color, 
and emits an offensive smell when 
touched. The female lays her eggs 
in summer in the crevices of fun lit u IT 
and of the walls of rooms. Its larvro 
are small, white, and setni-transpar- 
ent. They attain full size in eleven 
weeks. The mouth of the bedim..; 
has a 3-jointed prolwscis, which 
forms a shciith for u sucker. 
3. i>l. In eiitom., the Heniii>- 
ti-rn, and especially the het- 
eropterous division of that order. 4. An en- 
tomostracons crustacean of cursorial habit or 
bug-like, aspect, as an isopod. Some are parasites 
of fishes, othci-s terrestrial. See />tt<ifi*h, nalre-bug, wir- 
Ititn, i>\ll-bwj. Big-bug, a person of imtwirta-nee or dis- 
tinction. [Colloq. | Mealy bug, a species of Dactytviritu, 
as 1). adimidnin, covered with ft white powdery substance. 
It la often found on the trunks of vines and other hot- 
house plants. 
bug- (bug), v. i. ; pret. and pp. bugged, ppr. 
bugging. [< bug'-, ii.] To hunt for lui^s; cc,l- 
lect or destroy insects: chielly in the present 
participle: as, to go bugging. [Humorous.] 
bug 3 (bug), r. ('. : pret. and pp. bugged, ppr. 
bugging. [E. dial. var. of buck'' or of its prim- 
itive verb bow 1 , < ME. bnirrn. lin,-cii, < AS. ln<- 
gini : see buck 2 , bow 1 .] To bend. [Prov. Eng. 
(Kent).] 
bug 4 (bug), a. [E. dial. var. of big 1 , and per- 
haps of bog 3 ; prob. confused with '<</' : see 
bug 1 , andcf. bug-word.] If. Big; threatening. 
Cheval tl>' tr<ni'tt>' [K.|, one that's not afraiil of sha.l 
n\\es ; one whom no big nor bug* words ran ten-iiie. 
r,,t./, ni; . 
Paroloni [It.], higlt. big. roving, long or hun \\onles. 
t'lun'ii. 
2. Proud ; self-important ; pompous ; conceited. 
[Prov. Eng.] 
(Ci'ittx leftu. 
laritts), 
(Vertical line shows 
natural size.) 
median frenum, and the abdomen much longer 
than the anal fin. It is very common along the Call 
forniati coast, is of handsome apj.. araun-. and U much 
used fur bait. 
bugbane (bug'ban), . [< 6^ 2 + bane.] A 
name given to species of the ranunculaceous 
genus of plants Cimicifuga, in Europe to ('. 
Jtetenn, and in the United States to C. racemomi 
and (!. Americana, from their reputed virtues 
as destroyers of bugs. The name is sometimes 
applied to the white hellebore, Veratrum riridc. 
Also called btufwort. False bugbane, the North 
American genus Trautvette ria, very similar to Cimicijwia. 
bugbear (bug'bar), w. and n. [< buyi + bear 2 ; u 
hobgoblin in the shape of a bear. See quota- 
tion from Chaucer under bug 1 . The formation 
has ceased to be felt ; Evelyn spells the word 
bugbare. Cf. bullbeggar.] I. n. Something that 
causes terror; especially, something thatcauses 
needless fright or apprehension. 
A bugbear take him ! Shalt., T. and C., iv. 2. 
You look yet like a bugbear to fright children. 
Malinger, Kenegado, ill. 1. 
He will not sleepe, but calls to followe you, 
Crying that buy-beams and spirits haunted him. 
Marstun, Antonio and Mcllida, II. ill. !. 
It is not necessary to follow the progress of this famous 
bug-bear [the Polish agitation of 1S64], for such it was to 
the Conservative influences of the old world. 
R. J. Ilinton, Eng. Radical Leaders, p. S38. 
U. a. Occasioning causeless fear : as, "such 
bui/bfar thoughts," Locke. 
bugbear (bug'bar), c. t. [< bugbear, .] To 
alarm with imaginary or idle fears. Abp. King. 
bug-bite (bug'bit), n. [< 6H</2 + bite, n.] The 
bite of a bug, or the swelling caused by such a 
bite. 
Poisoned by bad cookery, blistered with bugbitr*. 
Carlyle, Sartor Reaartus, p. 52. 
bugeye (bug'i), 11. Same as buckeye, 3. 
bugfish (bug'fish), w. A name sometimes given 
to the menhaden, Brevoortia tyrannm, because 
a parasitic isopod crustacean, Cymothoapnrgus- 
tator, is frequently found adhering to the roof 
of its mouth. See cut under Brevoortia. 
buggalow (bug'a-16), H. Same as bagyala. 
buggardt, . [A var. of boggard 1 ; cf. bug 1 .] 
Same as boggard 1 . 
bugger 1 (bug'er), . [< ME. bougrc, a heretic, < 
( )P. bougre, bogrc, a heretic, < ML. Jtulgarus, a 
Bulgarian, also, as a common noun, a heretic, 
the Bulgarians being accused of heresy. The 
popular detestation of "heretics" led to the use 
of OF. boiign; etc.. a heretic, in the later sense.] 
One guilty of the crime of bestiality : vulgarly 
used as a general term of contumely, without 
reference to its meaning. 
bugger 2 (bug'er), . [< ftiir-/'-'. /. i., + -er 1 .] A 
c.illeetor of bugs or insects ; an entomologist. 
[Humorous.] 
buggerow-boat (buj'ro-bot), . Same as binl- 
in simulation of buggy%.] In i-niil-niiiiiiig, a 
small wagon used for transporting coal I'rom 
the working-face to the gangway. [Penn.J 
buggy-boat (bug'i-bot), . A boat made so as 
to lie capable of having \\ h.-.-U attached to it, 
and being thus converlcd into a land-vehicle. 
buggy-cultivator (bug'i-kul'ti-va-tor), . A 
cultivator with wheehi and a seat on which the 
person attending it may ride. E. II. Knight. 
buggy-plow (bug'i-plou), n. A plow with a 
seat on which the plowman mav ride, and usu- 
ally having several shares in t lie same frame. 
A..'//. Knight. 
bughead (bug'hed), n. The bugfish or men- 
haden. [Local, U. 8. (Virginia).] 
bught, bucht (bucht), . [8c. (cf. equiv. Gael. 
Inifhd, appar. from 8c.), also written bought, 
bourht, prob. ult. = bought 1 , q. v.] 1. A sheep- 
fold or sheep-pen ; especially, a small inclosure 
in the corner of a field for'milking ewes. 2. 
A square pew in a church, with a table in the 
center, hence called a table-seat. [Scotch.] 
bugiardt, . [< It. bugiardo, a liar, < bugiare, 
lie (= Pr. bauzar= OF. boiser, deceive, cheat), 
< bugia, a lie, = Pr. bauzia = OF. boisie, deceit.] 
A liar. Bit. Hacket. [Rare.] 
bugls (bo'jis), . [E. Ind.] A boat used for 
trading purposes in the East Indian archipela- 
go ; a proa. 
bugla (bug'ljl), H. Same as buggalii. 
bugiardt, . A Middle English variant of bog- 
gar il 1 . 
bugle 1 (bu'gl), H. [Early mod. E. also bewi/le, 
bowgle, < ME. bugle , bugyllc, bogylle, < OF. bugle, 
& wild ox (> bugler, F. bi-ugter, bellow), < L. bu- 
culus, dim. of bog, an ox, = E. coir 1 .] If. A sort 
of wild ox ; a buffalo. 
These are the Iteastes which ye shall eat of : oxen, sheep, 
and gootes, hert, mo, and buyU [in the authorized version, 
iriid ox], wylde goote, etc. Bible, 1551, I>eut. xiv. 4, ft. 
2. A young bull. Grose. [Prov. Eng. J 
bugle 2 (bfl'gl), n. [< ME. bugle, btifful, etc., a 
bugle-horn, as if short for bugle-horn, q. v. ; 
cf. F. bugle, a bugle-horn.] 1. A hunting- 
horn. Also called bugle-horn. 2. A military 
musical wind-instrument of brass, once or more 
curved, sometimes furnished with keys or 
valves, so as to be capable of producing all the 
notes of the scale. 
bugle 2 (bu'gl), r. '. ; pret. and pp. bugled, ppr. 
bugling. [< bugle" 2 , n.] To sound a bugle. 
bugle 3 (bu'gl), n. and a. [Prob. < ML. bugolu.t, 
a female ornament, prob. < G. biigel, a bent or 
curved strip of metal, ring, stirrup, = Icel. by- 
gill, a stirrup: see bail 1 , IHIU!.] I. H. A shining 
elongated glass bead, usually black, used in dec- 
orating female apparel : as, " fru^te-bracelet," 
Shtik.,W. T., iv. 3 (song). 
II. a. Having the color of a glass bugle; jet- 
black: as, "bugle eyeballs," Shak. 
bugle 4 (bu'gl), ii. [< F. bugle = Sp. Pg. bugula 
==It. bugola (Mahn), irreg. < LL. bugillo, a plant, 
also called ajuga reptang ; origin unknown. The 
late ME. bugillc is glossed bugloga : see l>iigln.-.t.\ 
. 
buggery (bug'er-i), . [< OF. bougrcrir, 
rii; heresy, < Imngre, heretic : see bugger 1 .] The 
crime of bestiality: sodomy. 
buggineSS (bng'i-nes), n. [< buggy 1 +-(>-.] 
The state of being buggy. 
buggy 1 (bug'i), (i. [< biig- + -y 1 .] Infested with 
bngo. 
buggy- (btig'iX . ; pi. buggirs (-iz). [Orig. 
Anglo-lml.. < Hind, baggi. Ixi'ighi, a gig, abug- 
gy, < Hindi bag, move.] A name given to sev- 
eral species of carriages or gigs, (a) In India, a 
gig with a large hood to screen those who travel in it from 
. 
bugle-call (bu'gl-kal), n. A short melody 
sounded upon a bugle as a signal or order. 
bugle-cap (bu'gl-kap), w. Same as cornet, 4 (b). 
bugle-horn (bu'gl-horn), ii. [< ME. buglehorn : 
<S(//<' 2 + horn. Cf. bugle-.] 1. Same as bu- 
glc'-l, 1. 2f. A drinking-vessel made of horn. 
Janils . . . drynketh of his biuiff f>i-n the wyn. 
Chaucer, Franklin Tale. I. M7. 
bugler (bu'gler), . 1. One who plays a bugle ; 
specifically, a soldier assigned to convey the 
commands of the officers by signals sounded on 
a bugle. Buglers are also employed upon 
United States vessels of war. 2. A fish of 
the family Centrixcidtr and genus Centriscus; a 
snipe-fish. [Tasmanian.] 
bugle-rod (bu'gl-rod), . The pastoral staff of 
abishop. Halliirrll; Wright. 
bugleweed (bu'gl-wed), . The common name 
of the North American plant Lycopun I'irgini- 
