stinkbug

See also: stink bug

English

green stinkbug (Nezara viridula in Pentatomoidea

Alternative forms

stink bug, stink-bug

Etymology

stink +‎ bug

Noun

stinkbug (plural stinkbugs)

Insects, usually shield-shaped, that possess 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.

Synonyms

shield bug, shieldbug, chust bug

Translations

bug of the superfamily Pentatomoidea

Dutch: schildwants m
Finnish: typpylude (fi)
French: punaise (fr) m
Maori: kēkerengū
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: смрдибуба, смр̀дљивӣ ма̀ртин

Roman: smrdibuba (sh) (literally “stinkbug”), smr̀dljivī màrtin

Tagalog: atangya
Vietnamese: bọ xít

bug of the superfamily Coreoidea

Finnish: pallelude

References

stinkbug at OneLook Dictionary Search
stink-bug in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Pentatomoidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Coreoidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Eleodes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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