OIL BEETLE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of various beetles that exude an oily substance from the leg joints that deters enemies

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("oil beetle" is a kind of...):

blister beetle; meloid (beetle that produces a secretion that blisters the skin)

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