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shield beetle

noun

Definitions

  1. Any of the American shield bugs, in the superfamily Pentatomoidea.

  2. Any of several shield-shaped leaf beetles that typically inhabit a specific species of…

    Any of several shield-shaped leaf beetles that typically inhabit a specific species of tree; especially members of the genus Cassida.

  3. Cossyphidae spp., now in the family Tenebrionidae of darkling beetles.

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Derived

beet shield beetle, birch shield beetle, birch shield bug, bronze shield beetle, bronze shield bug, clouded shield beetle, green shield beetle, green shield bug, hawthorn shield beetle, hawthorn shield bug, jewel shield beetle, rainbow shield beetle, thistle shield beetle, thistle-feeding shield beetle

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