shield bug

ʃiːld bʌɡ
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Translation of shield bug into German

Noun

1.

animal

UK
insect with a shield-like shape
UK
Wanzenart Schildwanze
  • The shield bug rested on the leaf.Eine Wanzenart ruhte auf dem Blatt.
2.

entomology

TECH.UK
herbivorous bug of the superfamily Pentatomoidea
TECH.UK
  • Farmers often find shield bugs on their crops.Bauern finden auf ihren Feldern oft eine Wanze.
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  • shield bug: insect with a shield-like shape
    (animal) Wanzenart
  • shield bug: herbivorous bug of the superfamily Pentatomoidea
    (entomology) Wanze

Synonyms and analogies of shield bug in English

n.stink bugMore synonyms

Examples of shield bug in a sentence

  • Gardeners often find shield bugs among the plants.
  • The shield bug's unique shape helps it blend into leaves.
  • Gardeners often mistake shield bugs for beetles.

Translations of "shield bug" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
dieStinkwanzenf.

Due to their physical characteristics, the southern green stink bug can be confused with the green shield bug (Palomena prasina).

Aufgrund ihrer äußeren Merkmale kann die Grüne Reiswanze mit der Grünen Stinkwanze (Palomena prasina) verwechselt werden.

Apparently this a grub of an shield bug (Palomena prasina) and stink bug (or shieldbug and stinkbug)

Anscheinend handelt es sich hierbei um die Larve einer Grünen Stinkwanze (Palomena prasina), auch als Gemeine Stinkwanze, oder Gemeiner Grünling bezeichnet.

dieBaumwanzenf.

And this is a shield bug that Charles Darwin brought back from Australia on the HMS Beagle in 1836.

Das ist eine Baumwanze, die Charles Darwin 1836 auf der HMS Beagle aus Australien mitbrachte.

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shield bug: Examples and translations in context

In the southern green stink bug it is short and wide, and in the green shield bug it is elongated and oval.

Diese ist bei der Grünen Reiswanze kurz und breit, während sie bei der Grünen Stinkwanze länglich-oval geformt ist.

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