Library / English Dictionary

ACANTHOSCELIDES

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Meaning:

A genus of Bruchidae

Synonyms:

Acanthoscelides; genus Acanthoscelides

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Acanthoscelides"):

Acanthoscelides obtectus; bean weevil (larvae live in and feed on growing or stored beans)

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

Bruchidae; family Bruchidae (seed beetles)

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