stinkbug (plural stinkbugs)
Any of several insects, usually shield-shaped, possessing 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 Pentatomoidea and Coreoidea.
(US Southwest) A pinacate beetle or stink beetle (genus Eleodes) that releases a pungent odor when threatened.
• shield bug, shieldbug, chust bug
Source: Wiktionary
30 November 2024
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