stinkbug

See also: stink bug

English

stink +‎ bug

stinkbug (plural stinkbugs)

Insects, usually shield-shaped, that possess a gland that produces a foul smelling liquid, usually containing aldehydes which they use to discourage predators.
(entomology) A common name applied to various insects of the Hemiptera order (the "true bugs"), in the Heteroptera suborder, principally in the superfamilies Pentatomoidea and Coreoidea.
(US Southwest) A pinacate beetle or stink beetle (genus Eleodes) that releases a pungent odor when threatened.

bug of the superfamily Pentatomoidea

Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: смрдибуба, смр̀дљивӣ ма̀ртин

Roman: smrdibuba (sh) (literally “stinkbug”), smr̀dljivī màrtin
Vietnamese: bọ xít

bug of the superfamily Coreoidea

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