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单词 squash bug
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squash bug


noun

a dark-brown bug, Anasa tristis, that sucks the sap from the leaves of squash, pumpkin, and other plants of the gourd family.

Origin of squash bug

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Words nearby squash bug

s quark, squarrose, squash, squashable, squash-blossom, squash bug, squash ladder, squash vine borer, squashy, squassation, squat
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  • The squash-bug, the chinch-bug, and the electric-light bug are examples of these.

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British Dictionary definitions for squash bug

squash bug

noun

any of various heteropterous insects of the family Coreidae, esp a North American species, Anasa tristis, which is a pest of squash, pumpkin, and related plants
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