shield bug

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shield bug

noun shield bugs · shieldbug

Any of various shield-shaped true bugs of the superfamily Pentatomoidea.
Similar: shield beetle, stinkbug

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noun a type of insect

Español	chinche hedionda, chinche boticaria, chinche escudo
日本語	亀虫 kamemushi, 椿象 kamemushi
Français	punaise des bois
Deutsch	Baumwanze, Stinkwanze
Italiano	cimice
Русский	щи́тник ščítnik

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@misc{shield_bug_2026,
  title = {shield bug},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shield%20bug},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}