bombardier beetles

A form of bombardier beetle — A beetle whose defence mechanism enables it to eject a hot aqueous mixture of chemicals at predators. They come from multiple lineages of Carabidae (ground beetles).

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of bombardier beetle
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