stinkbugs

Meaning of stinkbugs

noun
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. (US Southwest) A pinacate beetle or stink beetle (genus Eleodes) that releases a pungent odor when threatened.

Information about stinkbugs

  • It is a name.
  • The singular form of stinkbugs is: stinkbug.
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Hyphenation of stinkbugs

stinkbugs

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 9 chars.
  • stinkbugs is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

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