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milkweed bug
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noun
any of several red and black lygaeid bugs, as Oncopeltus fasciatus, that feed on the juice of the milkweed.
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Origin of milkweed bug
First recorded in 1900–05
Words nearby milkweed bug
milk tooth, milk train, milk vetch, milkweed, milkweed beetle, milkweed bug, milkweed butterfly, milkweed family, milk-white, milkwood, milkwort
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