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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 Bruchidae
Familiarity information: GENUS BRUCHUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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