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noun
a black stink bug, Murgantia histrionica, having red and yellow markings, that feeds on cabbages and other cruciferous plants.
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Origin of harlequin bug
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
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British Dictionary definitions for harlequin bug
harlequin bug
noun
a brightly coloured heteropterous insect, Murgantia histrionica, of the US and Central America: a pest of cabbages and related plants: family Pentatomidae
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