squash bug

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noun

a dark-brown bug, Anasa tristis, that sucks the sap from the leaves of squash, pumpkin, and other plants of the gourd family.

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Origin of squash bug

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Words nearby squash bug

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How to use squash bug in a sentence

The squash bug lives thru the winter as the matured winged insect.
An Elementary Study of Insects|Leonard Haseman
The squash-bug, the chinch-bug, and the electric-light bug are examples of these.
Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets|Various
The sucking Insects include all the kinds of plant lice, the squash bug and all the scale Insects.
The Practical Garden-Book|C. E. Hunn
The squash bug lays its eggs on the under surface of the plant's leaves.
The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.|Ellen Eddy Shaw

British Dictionary definitions for squash bug

squash bug

noun

any of various heteropterous insects of the family Coreidae, esp a North American species, Anasa tristis, which is a pest of squash, pumpkin, and related plants

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