shield beetle

English

Noun

shield beetle (plural shield beetles)

Any of the American shield bugs, in the superfamily Pentatomoidea.
(Britain) Any of several shield-shaped leaf beetles that typically inhabit a specific species of tree; especially members of the genus Cassida.

Synonyms

(Pentatomoidea): chust bug, stink

Derived terms

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