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BRACHINUS

Dictionary entry overview: What does Brachinus mean?

• BRACHINUS (noun)
The noun BRACHINUS has 1 sense:

1. bombardier beetles

Familiarity information: BRACHINUS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• BRACHINUS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Bombardier beetles

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Brachinus; genus Brachinus

Hypernyms ("Brachinus" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Brachinus"):

bombardier beetle (beetle that ejects audibly a pungent vapor when disturbed)

Holonyms ("Brachinus" is a member of...):

Carabidae; family Carabidae (ground beetles)

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