Usually means: Insect known for its odor.
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  1. stinkbug: Merriam-Webster
  2. stinkbug: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. stinkbug: Wordnik
  4. stinkbug: Wiktionary
  5. stinkbug: Dictionary.com
  6. Stinkbug: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. stinkbug: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. stinkbug: Encyclopedia

Definitions from Wiktionary (stinkbug)

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:  (entomology) Any of various insects of the order Hemiptera (the "true bugs"), in the suborder Heteroptera, principally in the superfamily Pentatomoidea or Coreoidea.
noun:  (Southwestern US) A pinacate beetle or stink beetle (genus Eleodes) that releases a pungent odor when threatened.

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