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bloody-nosed beetle

bloody-nosed beetle noun: timarcha tenebricosa, a leaf beetle native to Europe, with the defensive behavior of exuding droplets of hemolymph by breaking thin membranes in the mouth.

Noun

bloody-nosed beetle (plural bloody-nosed beetles)

  1. Timarcha tenebricosa, a leaf beetle native to Europe, with the defensive behavior of exuding droplets of hemolymph by breaking thin membranes in the mouth.

Forms of bloody-nosed beetle

pluralbloody-nosed beetles

Questions about bloody-nosed beetle

What does bloody-nosed beetle mean?
Bloody-nosed beetle means timarcha tenebricosa, a leaf beetle native to Europe, with the defensive behavior of exuding droplets of hemolymph by breaking thin membranes in the mouth.
What part of speech is bloody-nosed beetle?
Bloody-nosed beetle is a noun.
What is the plural of bloody-nosed beetle?
The plural of bloody-nosed beetle is bloody-nosed beetles.

Words near bloody-nosed beetle in the dictionary

  1. bloody-handedly
  2. bloody-handedness
  3. bloody-minded
  4. bloody-mindedly
  5. bloody-mindedness
  6. bloody-nosed beetle
  7. bloody-nosed beetles
  8. bloody-warrior
  9. bloodybelly
  10. bloodybelly comb jellies
  11. bloodybelly comb jelly

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