how to pronounce stinkbug

/ˈstɪŋkbəɡ/

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meanings of stinkbug

noun:

A common name applied to various insects of the Hemiptera order (the "true bugs"), in the Heteroptera suborder, principally in the superfamilies Pentatomoidea and Coreoidea.
A pinacate beetle or stink beetle (genus Eleodes) that releases a pungent odor when threatened.
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.

stinkbug frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word stinkbug occurs in english on average 0 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics stinkbug can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that stinkbug can be often used in the following areas:

1) food and health;

2) life, nature, and living environment;