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bloody-nosed beetles

bloody-nosed beetles is the plural of bloody-nosed beetle.

Meaning of bloody-nosed beetle

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.

Questions about bloody-nosed beetles

What is bloody-nosed beetles the plural of?
Bloody-nosed beetles is the plural of bloody-nosed beetle.

Words near bloody-nosed beetles in the dictionary

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

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