- genus Brachinus
- nounbombardier beetles• Syn: ↑Brachinus• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Carabidae, ↑family Carabidae• Member Meronyms: ↑bombardier beetle
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genus Brachinus
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Brachinus — noun bombardier beetles • Syn: ↑genus Brachinus • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Carabidae, ↑family Carabidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
arthropod genus — noun a genus of arthropods • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Phalangium, ↑genus Phalangium, ↑Chelifer, ↑genus Chelifer, ↑Mastigoproctus, ↑genus Mastigoproctus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Brachininae — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda ? Brachininae Brachinus sp … Wikipedia Español
Bombardier beetle — Bombardier Beetles are ground beetles (Carabidae) in the tribes Brachinini, Paussini, Ozaenini, or Metriini more than 500 species altogether that are most notable for the defense mechanism that gives them their name: They can fire a mixture of… … Wikipedia
Carabidae — noun ground beetles • Syn: ↑family Carabidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Coleoptera, ↑order Coleoptera • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
family Carabidae — noun ground beetles • Syn: ↑Carabidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Coleoptera, ↑order Coleoptera • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bombardier beetle — noun beetle that ejects audibly a pungent vapor when disturbed • Hypernyms: ↑ground beetle, ↑carabid beetle • Member Holonyms: ↑Brachinus, ↑genus Brachinus … Useful english dictionary
bombardierbeetle — bombardier beetle n. Any of various beetles of the genus Brachinus and related genera that expel an acrid, volatile secretion from the abdomen when disturbed, making an audible sound. * * * … Universalium
bombardier beetle — any ground beetle of the genus Brachinus, which ejects a puff of volatile fluid from its abdomen with a popping sound when disturbed. [1795 1805] * * * … Universalium
bombardier beetle — bombardier′ bee tle n. ent any ground beetle of the genus Brachinus, which ejects a puff of volatile fluid from its abdomen with a popping sound when disturbed • Etymology: 1795–1805 … From formal English to slang
