OIL BEETLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does oil beetle mean? 

• OIL BEETLE (noun)
  The noun OIL BEETLE has 1 sense:

1. any of various beetles that exude an oily substance from the leg joints that deters enemies

  Familiarity information: OIL BEETLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OIL BEETLE (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)