Meanings
nounblister beetle (plural blister beetles)
plural blister beetles · alternative blister-beetle
- Any of the meloid beetles that secrete a blistering agent, cantharidin.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
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Translations
Finnish toukohärkä
- toukohärkäbeetle
German Ölkäfer
- Ölkäferbeetle
Russian нары́вник
- нары́вник (narývnik)beetle
Turkish yakı böceği
- yakı böceğibeetle
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APA
blister beetle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blister%20beetle
MLA
“blister beetle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blister%20beetle. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blister beetle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blister%20beetle.
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