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GENUS BRUCHUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Bruchus mean? 

GENUS BRUCHUS (noun)
  The noun GENUS BRUCHUS has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Bruchidaeplay

  Familiarity information: GENUS BRUCHUS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GENUS BRUCHUS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Bruchidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Bruchus; genus Bruchus

Hypernyms ("genus Bruchus" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "genus Bruchus"):

Bruchus pisorum; pea weevil (larvae live in and feed on seeds of the pea plant)

Holonyms ("genus Bruchus" is a member of...):

Bruchidae; family Bruchidae (seed beetles)


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