/ Dictionary / Index A ambush bug: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: am'bush bug" Pronunciation: [key] any of several carnivorous bugs of the family Phymatidae, inhabiting tropical areas in the Americas and Asia, that lie concealed in flowers to prey on insects. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. ambush ambystomid Related Content Daily Word Quiz: simian Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language