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stink bug

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noun

any of numerous broad, flat bugs of the family Pentatomidae, that emit a disagreeable odor.

any of various other malodorous bugs.

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Origin of stink bug

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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Historical Examples of stink bug

It is even less concerned at being caught than is the skunk, or porcupine, or stink-bug.
Under the Maples
John Burroughs