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plague soldier beetle

plague soldier beetle noun: a black and orange cantharid beetle, Chauliognathus lugubris, endemic to Australia, that can swarm in the hundreds of thousands.

Noun

plague soldier beetle (plural plague soldier beetles)

  1. A black and orange cantharid beetle, Chauliognathus lugubris, endemic to Australia, that can swarm in the hundreds of thousands.

Forms of plague soldier beetle

pluralplague soldier beetles

Questions about plague soldier beetle

What does plague soldier beetle mean?
Plague soldier beetle means a black and orange cantharid beetle, Chauliognathus lugubris, endemic to Australia, that can swarm in the hundreds of thousands.
What part of speech is plague soldier beetle?
Plague soldier beetle is a noun.
What is the plural of plague soldier beetle?
The plural of plague soldier beetle is plague soldier beetles.

Words near plague soldier beetle in the dictionary

  1. plague doctors
  2. Plague of Justinian
  3. plague pit
  4. plague rat
  5. plague rats
  6. plague soldier beetle
  7. plague soldier beetles
  8. plague spot
  9. plague spots
  10. plague water
  11. plague-ridden

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