Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stinkbug

/stˈɪŋkbəɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables: stinkbug
IPA: /stˈɪŋkbəɡ/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several insects, usually shield-shaped, possessing a gland that produces a foul-smelling liquid, usually containing aldehydes, which they use to discourage predators.

noun

Any of various insects of the order Hemiptera (the "true bugs"), in the suborder Heteroptera, principally in the superfamily Pentatomoidea or Coreoidea.

noun

A pinacate beetle or stink beetle (genus Eleodes) that releases a pungent odor when threatened.

American usage

Example Sentences

"Every few years when Udonga montana, a bamboo-feeding stink bug, erupts in massive swarms, the people of the Mizo community in northern India don’t reach for pesticides. Instead, they look for baskets."

Etymology

From stink + bug.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

stinkbugs (plural) stink bug (alternative) stink-bug (alternative)

Phrases

brown marmorated stink bug man-faced stinkbug southern green stink bug twice-stabbed stink bug

Synonyms

shield bug shieldbug chust bug

Questions

How do you pronounce stinkbug?: The recorded pronunciation is /stˈɪŋkbəɡ/.
What does stinkbug mean?: Any of several insects, usually shield-shaped, possessing a gland that produces a foul-smelling liquid, usually containing aldehydes, which they use to discourage predators.
Where does stinkbug come from?: From stink + bug.

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