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shield bug

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of various shield-shaped true bugs of the superfamily Pentatomoidea.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: çimkë — a type of insect
  • Dutch: schildwants — a type of insect
  • French: punaise des bois — a type of insect
  • German: Baumwanze — a type of insect
  • German: Stinkwanze — a type of insect
  • Ingrian: metsälucikkain — a type of insect
  • Italian: cimice — a type of insect
  • Japanese: 亀虫 (kamemushi) — a type of insect
  • Japanese: 椿象 (kamemushi) — a type of insect
  • Jeju: 노린재 (norinjae) — a type of insect
  • Māori: kirirākau — a type of insect
  • Polish: tarczówka — a type of insect
  • Russian: щи́тник (ščítnik) — a type of insect
  • Welsh: tarianbryf — a type of insect