squash bug

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squash bug (plural squash bugs)

  1. An insect in any of several species of true bugs in the family Coreidae which feed on plants in the family Cucurbitaceae
    1. (US) Anasa tristis
  2. Any insect in the family Coreidae, whether they feed on plants in the family Cucurbitaceae or not.