bombardier beetle

English - Turkish

Definition of bombardier beetle in English Turkish dictionary: osurganböceği

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Definition of bombardier beetle in English English dictionary: 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); 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; beetle that ejects audibly a pungent vapor when disturbed
bombardier beetles: plural form of bombardier beetle
bombardier beetles: brachinus

bombardier beetle

Hyphenation

bom·bar·dier bee·tle

bämbırdîr bitıl

/ˌbämbərˈdər ˈbētəl/ /ˌbɑːmbɜrˈdɪr ˈbiːtəl/

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