any of a number of bugs of the family Cimicidae, related to the debris bugs but frequenting flowers and feeding on the small insects found there
flower bug in American English
noun
any of several bugs of the family Anthocoridae that live on flowers and are predaceous on aphids and other small insects
Word origin
[1885–90]This word is first recorded in the period 1885–90. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: booster, reactor, retread, roller coaster, toner