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Bombardier Beetle

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Noun

1. bombardier beetle

beetle that ejects audibly a pungent vapor when disturbed

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Bombardier Beetle

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noun
any of various small carabid beetles of the genus Brachinus, esp B. crepitans of Europe, which defend themselves by ejecting a jet of volatile fluid
another name for bombardier (sense 3)

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Bombardier Beetle

see synonyms of bombardier beetle
any of various ground beetles (esp. genus Brachinus) that protect themselves by discharging an irritating fluid that vaporizes with a popping sound on contact with the air

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Bombardier Beetle

see synonyms of bombardier beetle
n.
Any of various carabid beetles of the subfamily Brachininae that eject a hot, acrid spray from the abdomen when disturbed, making a popping sound.

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