shield bug

See also: shieldbug

English

A green shield bug,

Alternative forms

• shieldbug

Noun

shield bug (plural shield bugs)

1. Any of various shield-shaped true bugs of the superfamily .

Synonyms

• (true bug in Pentatomoidea): shield beetle (British), stink bug

Derived terms

• giant shield bug (Tessaratomidae)
• hawthorn shield bug ()
• juniper shield bug ()
• birch shield bug ()
• pied shield bug ()
• green shield bug ()
• gorse shield bug ()

Translations

a type of insect

• Maori: kirirākau
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Further reading

• Pentatomoidea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pentatomoidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Pentatomoidea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons