Meanings
nounshield bug (plural shield bugs)
plural shield bugs · alternative shieldbug
- Any of various shield-shaped true bugs of the superfamily Pentatomoidea.
Synonyms: shield beetle, stinkbug
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of various shield-shaped true bugs of the superfamily Pentatomoidea.
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Translations
Dutch schildwants
- schildwantsa type of insect
French punaise des bois
- punaise des boisa type of insect
German Baumwanze, Stinkwanze
- Baumwanzea type of insect
- Stinkwanzea type of insect
Italian cimice
- cimicea type of insect
Japanese 亀虫, 椿象
- 亀虫 (kamemushi)a type of insect
- 椿象 (kamemushi)a type of insect
Māori kirirākau
- kirirākaua type of insect
Polish tarczówka
- tarczówkaa type of insect
Russian щи́тник
- щи́тник (ščítnik)a type of insect
Spanish chinche hedionda, chinche boticaria
- chinche hediondaa type of insect
- chinche boticariaa type of insect
- chinche escudoa type of insect
Welsh tarianbryf
- tarianbryfa type of insect
Cite this entry
APA
shield bug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shield%20bug
MLA
“shield bug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shield%20bug. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shield bug,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shield%20bug.
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