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bombardier beetle

noun

Definitions

  1. A beetle whose defence mechanism enables it to eject a hot aqueous mixture of chemicals…

    A beetle whose defence mechanism enables it to eject a hot aqueous mixture of chemicals at predators. They come from a number of subfamilies: Carabinae (e.g., Brachinus crepitans), Metriinae (e.g., Stenaptinus insignis) and Paussinae (e.g., Goniotropis nicaraguensis).

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for bombardier beetle. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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