stink bug


noun

any of numerous broad, flat bugs of the family Pentatomidae, that emit a disagreeable odor.
any of various other malodorous bugs.

Origin of stink bug

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80

Example sentences from the Web for stink bug

  • It is even less concerned at being caught than is the skunk, or porcupine, or stink-bug.

    Under the Maples |John Burroughs