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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

Words nearby stink bug

stink, stinkard, stinkaroo, stinkball, stink bomb, stink bug, stinker, stink eye, stinkhorn, stinking, stinking ash
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How to use stink bug in a sentence

  • Most members of the bug order can eject a disagreeable liquid, though few of them do it so successfully as the stink bug.

    The Insect Folk|Margaret Warner Morley

  • It is even less concerned at being caught than is the skunk, or porcupine, or stink-bug.

    Under the Maples|John Burroughs

  • One of the bugs we know the best and like the least is the stink bug.

    The Insect Folk|Margaret Warner Morley
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