Milkweed-bug
noun
1.
any of several red and black lygaeid bugs, as Oncopeltus fasciatus, that feed on the juice of the milkweed.
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noun 1. .
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noun 1. the plant family Asclepiadaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants, shrubs, and vines having simple, opposite or whorled leaves, usually milky juice, umbellike clusters of small flowers, and long pods that split open to release tufted, airborne seeds, and including the anglepod, butterfly weed, milkweed, stephanotis, and wax plant.
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noun 1. See under . noun 1. any of several turtle-shaped leaf beetles, as Chelymorpha cassidea (argus tortoise beetle or milkweed tortoise beetle) which resembles the ladybird beetle and feeds primarily on bindweed and milkweed. noun 1. a metallic-coloured leaf beetle of the genus Cassida, in which the elytra and terga cover the body like […]
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[milk-hwahyt, -wahyt] /ˈmɪlkˈʰwaɪt, -ˈwaɪt/ adjective 1. of a white or slightly blue-white color, as that of milk.