shield bug
See also: shieldbug
English edit
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Noun edit
shield bug (plural shield bugs)
- Any of various shield-shaped true bugs of the superfamily Pentatomoidea.
Synonyms edit
- (true bug in Pentatomoidea): shield beetle (British), stinkbug
Derived terms edit
- giant shield bug (Tessaratomidae)
- hawthorn shield bug (Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale)
- juniper shield bug (Cyphostethus tristriatus)
- birch shield bug (Elasmostethus interstinctus)
- pied shield bug (Tritomegas bicolor)
- green shield bug (Palomena prasina)
- gorse shield bug (Piezodorus lituratus)
Translations edit
a type of insect
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Further reading edit
- Pentatomoidea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Pentatomoidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Pentatomoidea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons