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milkweed bug

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

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Words nearby milkweed bug

milkshed, milksop, milktoast, milkweed, milkweed beetle, milkweed bug, milkweed butterfly, milkweed family, milkweed tortoise beetle, milkwood, milkwort

Origin of milkweed bug

First recorded in 1900–05
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