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Any of various agricultural pests of genus Leptocorisa that attack grain crops.
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Effect of sowing date on earbug infestation in sorghum CSH - 5 at Hyderabad (1978)
earbug Leptocorisa oratorius (Fabricius) [Hem. Alydidae].
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Rice head-earbug, Leptocorisa sp. (Hemiptera: Alydidae)
A small, close-range receiver that fits in a person's ear, allowing them to hear transmissions, usually by an observer or advisor.
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Yes, the earbug has helped me be more aware of clients. It also helped me know what to do in a situation when I did not know what to do.
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In the official version of the Parent/Child Game (the various stages of which are explained in detail on p. 271), the sessions take place in a video suite with a one-way screen equipped with an additional audio feedback loop which allows the parent to hear me via an earbug.
The parent then plays with their child for a 10 minute session in another room, wearing an 'earbug', through which the therapist can speak to them, prompting and rewarding them for being child-centred rather than child directive towards their child.
Any of various fictional devices that a person can listen to when it is installed in their ear.
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This cab couldn't transmit to his earbug.
With the earbug in, she could access data almost as quickly as with the implant.
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Mitsuharu pressed a finger to his earbug, jumping channels until the hissing growl of the enemy flooded in, making him wince.
The earbug nanomites in Tan-Tan's ear became infected during the dimensional shift.