Bug
Bug noun - A small hidden microphone; for listening secretly.
Microphone and bug are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Microphone" instead a noun "Bug".
Microphone
Microphone noun - Device for converting sound waves into electrical energy.
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Charlie thinks that he's in Serpico and tries to narc on the gang by wearing a full-sized microphone attached to an 1980s-era tape deck as a bug.
Source: Incredibly Obvious Bug -
Of course, there's a downside to this: the President squashes the bug (and the microphone) when it climbs onto the desk.
Source: Film / The Fifth Element -
Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 has you deploy a spider-like bug named Ziggy during the Colossus mission, equipped with a camera, microphone, wall-climbing capabilities, hacking equipment and a short ranged stun device.
Source: Literal Surveillance Bug
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