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milkweed bug

American  

noun

  1. any of several red and black lygaeid bugs, as Oncopeltus fasciatus, that feed on the juice of the milkweed.

Etymology

Origin of milkweed bug

First recorded in 1900–05

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The researchers compared the genes that serve as blueprints for the sodium pump in poison-resistant species, like the milkweed beetle and the milkweed bug.

From New York Times

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