- squash-bug
- [ʹskwɒʃbʌg] n энт.
клоп-ромбовик печальный (Anosa tristis)
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
squash-bug
Смотреть что такое "squash-bug" в других словарях:
Squash bug — Squash Squash, n. [Massachusetts Indian asq, pl. asquash, raw, green, immature, applied to fruit and vegetables which were used when green, or without cooking; askutasquash vine apple.] (Bot.) A plant and its fruit of the genus {Cucurbita}, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
squash bug — squash′ bug n. ent a dark brown bug, Anasa tristis, that sucks the sap from the leaves esp. of squash and pumpkin … From formal English to slang
squash bug — ☆ squash bug n. a large, dark colored hemipteran insect (Anasa tristis) that attacks squash vines and similar plants … English World dictionary
squash bug — noun large black American bug that sucks sap of vines of the gourd family • Syn: ↑Anasa tristis • Hypernyms: ↑coreid bug, ↑coreid • Member Holonyms: ↑Anasa, ↑genus Anasa * * * n … Useful english dictionary
squash bug — a dark brown bug, Anasa tristis, that sucks the sap from the leaves of squash, pumpkin, and other plants of the gourd family. [1840 50, Amer.] * * * or leaf footed bug Any of more than 2,000 widely distributed insect species (family Coreidae),… … Universalium
squash bug — noun Date: circa 1846 a large black American bug (Anasa tristis of the family Coreidae) injurious to plants of the gourd family … New Collegiate Dictionary
Squash — Squash, n. [Massachusetts Indian asq, pl. asquash, raw, green, immature, applied to fruit and vegetables which were used when green, or without cooking; askutasquash vine apple.] (Bot.) A plant and its fruit of the genus {Cucurbita}, or gourd… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Squash beetle — Squash Squash, n. [Massachusetts Indian asq, pl. asquash, raw, green, immature, applied to fruit and vegetables which were used when green, or without cooking; askutasquash vine apple.] (Bot.) A plant and its fruit of the genus {Cucurbita}, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bug — /bug/; Pol., Russ. /boohk/, n. 1. a river in E central Europe, rising in W Ukraine and forming part of the boundary between Poland and Ukraine, flowing NW to the Vistula River in Poland. 450 mi. (725 km) long. 2. a river in SW Ukraine flowing SE… … Universalium
Bug — (b[u^]g), n. [OE. bugge, fr. W. bwg, bwgan, hobgoblin, scarecrow, bugbear. Cf. {Bogey}, {Boggle}.] 1. A bugbear; anything which terrifies. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Sir, spare your threats: The bug which you would fright me with I seek. Shak. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bug word — Bug Bug (b[u^]g), n. [OE. bugge, fr. W. bwg, bwgan, hobgoblin, scarecrow, bugbear. Cf. {Bogey}, {Boggle}.] 1. A bugbear; anything which terrifies. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Sir, spare your threats: The bug which you would fright me with I seek. Shak … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
