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ACANTHOSCELIDES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Acanthoscelides mean?
• ACANTHOSCELIDES (noun)
The noun ACANTHOSCELIDES has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Bruchidae
Familiarity information: ACANTHOSCELIDES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Bruchidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Acanthoscelides; genus Acanthoscelides
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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