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stink beetle

stink beetle noun: any of various beetles that produce a foul odour.

Noun

stink beetle (plural stink beetles)

  1. Any of various beetles that produce a foul odour.
    • [...] larve of a stink beetle (Adelium neophytum), and green flies.1920 August 14, The Journal, Adelaide, South Australia, page 14, column 4
  2. A stink bug.

Forms of stink beetle

pluralstink beetles

Questions about stink beetle

What does stink beetle mean?
Stink beetle means any of various beetles that produce a foul odour.
What part of speech is stink beetle?
Stink beetle is a noun.
What is the plural of stink beetle?
The plural of stink beetle is stink beetles.

Words near stink beetle in the dictionary

  1. stink ants
  2. stink badger
  3. stink badgers
  4. stink bean
  5. stink beans
  6. stink beetle
  7. stink beetles
  8. stink bomb
  9. stink bombs
  10. stink bug
  11. stink bugs

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