English Explanatory Dictionary

bloody-nosed beetle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Timarcha tenebricosa, a leaf beetle native to Europe, with the defensive behavior of exuding droplets of hemolymph by breaking thin membranes in the mouth.

Word forms

bloody-nosed beetle bloody-nosed beetles
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