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pederin

pederin noun: any of a group of vesicant toxic amides present in beetles of the genus Paederus.

pederin: any of a group of vesicant toxic amides present in beetles of the genus Paederus
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Noun

pederin (countable and uncountable, plural pederins)

  1. Any of a group of vesicant toxic amides present in beetles of the genus Paederus

Forms of pederin

pluralpederins

Origin of pederin

From translingual Paederus (genus of beetles) + -in.

Questions about pederin

What does pederin mean?
Pederin means any of a group of vesicant toxic amides present in beetles of the genus Paederus.
What part of speech is pederin?
Pederin is a noun.
What is the plural of pederin?
The plural of pederin is pederins.

Words near pederin in the dictionary

  1. pederasts
  2. pederasty
  3. pederero
  4. pedereroes
  5. pedereros
  6. pederin
  7. pederins
  8. Pedernales
  9. pederosis
  10. pederotic
  11. Pedersen

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