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GENUS BRACHINUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Brachinus mean?
• GENUS BRACHINUS (noun)
The noun GENUS BRACHINUS has 1 sense:
1. bombardier beetles
Familiarity information: GENUS BRACHINUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bombardier beetles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Brachinus; genus Brachinus
Hypernyms ("genus Brachinus" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "genus Brachinus"):
bombardier beetle (beetle that ejects audibly a pungent vapor when disturbed)
Holonyms ("genus Brachinus" is a member of...):
Carabidae; family Carabidae (ground beetles)
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