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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.
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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Word History and Origins
Origin of squash bug1
An Americanism dating back to 1840–50
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Example Sentences
The squash bug lives thru the winter as the matured winged insect.
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The squash-bug, the chinch-bug, and the electric-light bug are examples of these.
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The sucking Insects include all the kinds of plant lice, the squash bug and all the scale Insects.
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The squash bug lays its eggs on the under surface of the plant's leaves.
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