calicoback
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cal·i·co·back
 (kāl'ĭ-kō-bāk') Pronunciation Key
n. See harlequin bug. |
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| harlequin bug
n. A flat-bodied, brightly colored stinkbug (Murgantia histrionica) that is destructive to cabbage and other cruciferous plants. Also called calicoback. |
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Calicoback
Cal"i*co*back`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The calico bass. (b) An hemipterous insect (Murgantia histrionica) which injures the cabbage and other garden plants; -- called also calico bug and harlequin cabbage bug.
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