shield beetle
shield beetle noun: any of the American shield bugs, in the superfamily Pentatomoidea.
Noun
shield beetle (plural shield beetles)
- Any of the American shield bugs, in the superfamily Pentatomoidea.
- Synonyms:
- chust bug, stink
- Any of several shield-shaped leaf beetles that typically inhabit a specific species of tree; especially members of the genus Cassida.
- Cossyphidae spp., now in the family Tenebrionidae of darkling beetles.
shield beetle meaning in Tamil
shield beetle in Tamil
- நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பூச்சிகளில், இது முக்கியமானதொரு இனமாகும்
Synonyms of shield beetle
- chust bug
- stink
Forms of shield beetle
| plural | shield beetles |
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Words formed from shield beetle
- 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
Questions about shield beetle
- What does shield beetle mean?
- Shield beetle means any of the American shield bugs, in the superfamily Pentatomoidea.
- What is shield beetle in Tamil?
- Shield beetle in Tamil is நமது பூமியில் காணப்படும் பூச்சிகளில், இது முக்கியமானதொரு இனமாகும். See Shield beetle meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is shield beetle?
- Shield beetle is a noun.
- What is the plural of shield beetle?
- The plural of shield beetle is shield beetles.
Words near shield beetle in the dictionary
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