Meaning Of The Word Chinch bug

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chinch bug in American English
a small, white-winged, black hemipterous bug (Blissus leucopterus) that damages grain plants by sucking out the juices
noun: a small lygaeid bug, Blissus leucopterus, that feeds on corn, wheat, and other grains

chinch bug in British English
noun: a black-and-white tropical American heteropterous insect, Blissus leucopterus, that is very destructive to grasses and cereals in the US: family Lygaeidae

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