chinch bug

noun

a small lygaeid bug, Blissus leucopterus, that feeds on corn, wheat, and other grains.

Origin of chinch bug

An Americanism dating back to 1775–85

Words nearby chinch bug

chinbeak, chinbone, chin cactus, chincapin, chinch, chinch bug, chincherinchee, chinchilla, chin-chin, Chin-Chou, chinchy

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Example sentences from the Web for chinch bug

The chinch-bug is responsible for the loss of five per cent., or one bushel out of every twenty.
Checking the Waste|Mary Huston Gregory
Proletarians for the most part wish, chinch-bug fashion, to crawl into the Elysian fields now occupied by the hated capitalists.
The Behavior of Crowds|Everett Dean Martin
The squash-bug, the chinch-bug, and the electric-light bug are examples of these.
Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets|Various
Such well-known insects as the Bed-bug and Chinch-bug belong here.
Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects|C. V. Riley

Almost equally important is the damage wrought by the chinch-bug, which is also one of the greatest pests in wheat and oats.
Checking the Waste|Mary Huston Gregory

British Dictionary definitions for chinch bug

chinch bug

noun

a black-and-white tropical American heteropterous insect, Blissus leucopterus, that is very destructive to grasses and cereals in the US: family Lygaeidae

a related and similar European insect, Ischnodemus sabuleti

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单词	chinch bug
释义	chinch bug noun a small lygaeid bug, Blissus leucopterus, that feeds on corn, wheat, and other grains. Origin of chinch bug An Americanism dating back to 1775–85 Words nearby chinch bug chinbeak, chinbone, chin cactus, chincapin, chinch, chinch bug, chincherinchee, chinchilla, chin-chin, Chin-Chou, chinchy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chinch bug The chinch-bug is responsible for the loss of five per cent., or one bushel out of every twenty. Checking the Waste\|Mary Huston Gregory Proletarians for the most part wish, chinch-bug fashion, to crawl into the Elysian fields now occupied by the hated capitalists. The Behavior of Crowds\|Everett Dean Martin The squash-bug, the chinch-bug, and the electric-light bug are examples of these. Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets\|Various Such well-known insects as the Bed-bug and Chinch-bug belong here. Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects\|C. V. Riley Almost equally important is the damage wrought by the chinch-bug, which is also one of the greatest pests in wheat and oats. Checking the Waste\|Mary Huston Gregory British Dictionary definitions for chinch bug chinch bug noun a black-and-white tropical American heteropterous insect, Blissus leucopterus, that is very destructive to grasses and cereals in the US: family Lygaeidae a related and similar European insect, Ischnodemus sabuleti Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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