stinkbug
Meaning of stinkbug
noun
- 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.
- 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.
Information about stinkbug
- It is a name.
- The plural form of stinkbug is: stinkbugs.
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Hyphenation of stinkbug
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- It consists of 1 syllables and 8 chars.
- stinkbug is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
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