# die Wanze

die Wanze is a German noun meaning “heteropteran”. Forms: der Wanze, die Wanzen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Wanze
- Plural: die Wanzen

## In other languages

- Русский: энтомол. клоп

## Meanings

1. a heteropteran; an insect of the suborder Heteroptera, a bug (in the strictest sense)
2. bug, wire, wiretap
3. true bug
   - Schon wieder eine dieser grünen Wanzen, die so stinken!

## Examples

- Die Wanzen haben überwintert. — The bugs have overwintered.

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URL: https://wordwide.space/de-en/wort/Wanze