rhopalid bug

American

[roh-pal-id, roh-puh-lid] / roʊˈpæl ɪd, ˈroʊ pə lɪd /

noun

any of various hemipterous insects of the family Rhopalidae that feed chiefly on grasses and occasionally on certain trees, as the box elder.

< New Latin Rhopalidae family name, equivalent to Greek rhopal ( on ) club + New Latin -idae -id ²

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