a black stink bug, Murgantia histrionica, having red and yellow markings, that feeds on cabbages and other cruciferous plants. Also called cabbage bug, calicoback, calico bug, harlequin cabbage bug .
[ 1865-70, Amer. ]
a black stink bug, Murgantia histrionica, having red and yellow markings, that feeds on cabbages and other cruciferous plants. Also called cabbage bug, calicoback, calico bug, harlequin cabbage bug .
[ 1865-70, Amer. ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012