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BRACHINUS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Bombardier beetles

Synonyms:

Brachinus; genus Brachinus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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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