stinkbug
See also: stink bug
English
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Alternative forms
Etymology
Noun
stinkbug (plural stinkbugs)
- Insects, usually shield-shaped, that possess a gland that produces a foul smelling liquid, usually containing aldehydes which they use to discourage predators.
- (entomology) A common name applied to various insects of the Hemiptera order (the "true bugs"), in the Heteroptera suborder, principally in the superfamilies Lua error in Module:parameters at line 806: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template. and Lua error in Module:parameters at line 806: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template..
- (US Southwest) A pinacate beetle or stink beetle(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace
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Synonyms
Translations
bug of the superfamily Pentatomoidea
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bug of the superfamily Coreoidea
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References
- “stinkbug”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “stink-bug”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
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