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ACANTHOSCELIDES OBTECTUS

Dictionary entry overview: What does Acanthoscelides obtectus mean?

• ACANTHOSCELIDES OBTECTUS (noun)
The noun ACANTHOSCELIDES OBTECTUS has 1 sense:

1. larvae live in and feed on growing or stored beans

Familiarity information: ACANTHOSCELIDES OBTECTUS used as a noun is very rare.

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• ACANTHOSCELIDES OBTECTUS (noun)

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Meaning:

Larvae live in and feed on growing or stored beans

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Acanthoscelides obtectus; bean weevil

Hypernyms ("Acanthoscelides obtectus" is a kind of...):

seed beetle; seed weevil (a small beetle that infests the seeds of legumes)

Holonyms ("Acanthoscelides obtectus" is a member of...):

Acanthoscelides; genus Acanthoscelides (a genus of Bruchidae)

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