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ironclad beetle

ironclad beetle noun: any beetle of the subfamily Zopherinae which have exceedingly durable exoskeletons.

ironclad beetle: any beetle of the subfamily Zopherinae which have exceedingly durable exoskeletons
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Noun

ironclad beetle (plural ironclad beetles)

  1. Any beetle of the subfamily Zopherinae which have exceedingly durable exoskeletons.

Forms of ironclad beetle

pluralironclad beetles

Origin of ironclad beetle

From ironclad + beetle, from their especially hard exoskeletons.

Questions about ironclad beetle

What does ironclad beetle mean?
Ironclad beetle means any beetle of the subfamily Zopherinae which have exceedingly durable exoskeletons.
What part of speech is ironclad beetle?
Ironclad beetle is a noun.
What is the plural of ironclad beetle?
The plural of ironclad beetle is ironclad beetles.

Words near ironclad beetle in the dictionary

  1. ironbound
  2. Ironbridge
  3. ironcaps spider orchid
  4. ironcaps spider orchids
  5. ironclad
  6. ironclad beetle
  7. ironclad beetles
  8. ironclads
  9. Irondequoit
  10. irone
  11. ironed

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