"stink beetle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stink beetles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} stink beetle (plural stink beetles)
  1. Any of various beetles that produce a foul odour. Categories (lifeform): Beetles
    Sense id: en-stink_beetle-en-noun-lrrgkMz5 Disambiguation of Beetles: 52 48
  2. A stink bug. Categories (lifeform): Beetles
    Sense id: en-stink_beetle-en-noun-4604Fk9E Disambiguation of Beetles: 52 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81

Inflected forms

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