Stinkbug vs. Cockroach — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Stinkbug and Cockroach
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Stinkbug
Any of numerous hemipteran insects of the family Pentatomidae, having a broad, flattened body and emitting a strong odor from glands in the abdomen.
Cockroach
Cockroaches (or roaches) are insects of the order Blattodea, which also includes termites. About 30 cockroach species out of 4,600 are associated with human habitats.
Stinkbug
Any of several insects, usually shield-shaped, possessing a gland that produces a foul-smelling liquid, usually containing aldehydes which they use to discourage predators.
Cockroach
Any of numerous insects of the order or suborder Blattaria, having oval flat bodies and laying eggs in hardened cases, and including several species that are common household pests.
Stinkbug
(entomology) Any of various insects of the Hemiptera order (the "true bugs"), in the Heteroptera suborder, principally in the superfamilies Pentatomoidea and Coreoidea.
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Cockroach
A black or brown straight-winged insect of the order Blattodea.
Stinkbug
(US Southwest) A pinacate beetle or stink beetle (genus Eleodes) that releases a pungent odor when threatened.
Cockroach
A person or a member of a group of people regarded as undesirable and rapidly procreating.
Cockroach
A Tutsi.
Cockroach
A person from New South Wales.
Cockroach
A hard lump of brown sugar.
Cockroach
An orthopterous insect of the genus Blatta, and allied genera.
Cockroach
Any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests
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