bishop's mitre

noun

1. a European heteropterous bug, Aelia acuminata , whose larvae are a pest of cereal grasses: family Pentatomidae

Example Sentences

The arteria venalis hath two valves called mitrales, because they are like a bishops mitre.

From Project Gutenberg

Imagine, however, a bishops mitre inverted, and closed on the side intended to receive the head.

From Project Gutenberg