STINKBUG

Meaning of STINKBUG in English

noun Date: circa 1877 any of various hemipterous bugs (especially family Pentatomidae) that emit a disagreeable odor

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STINKBUG — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : any of various hemipterous insects that emit a disagreeable odor: as a. : a bug of the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STINKBUG — noun Date: circa 1877 : any of various hemipterous bugs (especially family Pentatomidae) that emit a disagreeable odor
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STINKBUG — [stink.bug] n (1877): any of various hemipterous bugs (esp. family Pentatomidae) that emit a disagreeable odor
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STINKBUG — any member of the insect family Pentatomidae (order Heteroptera), which has more than 5,000 species. Stinkbugs are characterized by their …
Britannica English vocabulary
STINKBUG — n. Pronunciation: ' sti ŋ k- ˌ b ə g Function: noun Date: circa 1877 : any of various hemipterous …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SAY'S STINKBUG — noun see say stinkbug
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAY STINKBUG — noun also say's stinkbug Usage: usually capitalized 1st S Etymology: after Thomas Say died 1834 : a common stinkbug ( …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RICE STINKBUG — : a pentatomid bug ( Oebalus pugnax ) that feeds on developing rice grains in the southern United States
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SHIELD BUG — noun : a bug of the family Pentatomidae characterized by a very large scutellum suggesting a shield : stinkbug
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HARLEQUIN BUG — noun also harlequin cabbage bug : a black stinkbug ( Murgantia histrionica ) brilliantly marked with red, orange, and yellow …
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HARLEQUIN CABBAGE BUG — (Murgantia histrionica), insect belonging to the stinkbug family (Pentatomidae) of the order Heteroptera. Though of tropical or subtropical origin this …
Britannica English vocabulary
BUG — commonly, any insect. In entomology, however, it refers specifically to any member of the insect order Heteroptera (e.g., chinch bug, …
Britannica English vocabulary
INSECT — Synonyms and related words : Chilopoda, Chordata, Echiuroidea, Ectoprocta, Entoprocta, Lepisma, Monoplacophora, Nemertinea, Phoronidea, animal, ant, aphid, aphis, arachnid, arthropod, …
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