stink bug

noun

1. any of numerous broad, flat bugs of the family Pentatomidae, that emit a disagreeable odor.
2. any of various other malodorous bugs.

Word History and Origins

Origin of stink bug¹

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

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

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