stinkbug
Meaning
- 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.
- Any of various insects of the order Hemiptera (the "true bugs"), in the suborder Heteroptera, principally in the superfamily Pentatomoidea or Coreoidea.
- (Southwestern, US) A pinacate beetle or stink beetle (genus Eleodes) that releases a pungent odor when threatened.
Synonyms
Etymology
From stink + bug.
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