harlequin cabbage bug

noun

A bright red and black stinkbug, Murgantia histrionica, a common pest of cabbages and related crops in North America.

Meanings

nounharlequin cabbage bug (plural harlequin cabbage bugs)

plural harlequin cabbage bugs

  1. A bright red and black stinkbug, Murgantia histrionica, a common pest of cabbages and related crops in North America.

Synonyms & antonyms

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