Usually means: Insect with distinctive shield-shaped back.
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  1. shield bug: Merriam-Webster
  2. shield bug: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. shield bug: Collins English Dictionary
  4. shield-bug: Wordnik
  5. shield bug: Wiktionary
  6. Shield bug: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. shield bug: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. Shield bug: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (shield bug)

▸ noun:  Any of various shield-shaped true bugs of the superfamily Pentatomoidea.

Similar:
shieldbug, shield beetle, shield-backed bug, seed bug, shieldback, seedbug, negro bug, jewel bug, true bug, stinkbug, more...

Phrases:
shield backed bug, Green shield bug, more...

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Similar:
shieldbug, shield beetle, shield-backed bug, seed bug, shieldback, seedbug, negro bug, jewel bug, true bug, stinkbug, more...

Phrases:
shield backed bug, Green shield bug, more...



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