"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.
    Sense id: en-stink_beetle-en-noun-lrrgkMz5
  2. A stink bug. Categories (lifeform): Beetles
    Sense id: en-stink_beetle-en-noun-4604Fk9E Disambiguation of Beetles: 44 56 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83

Inflected forms

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