English Explanatory Dictionary

ironclad beetle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any beetle of the subfamily Zopherinae which have exceedingly durable exoskeletons.

Word forms

ironclad beetle ironclad beetles

Etymology

From ironclad + beetle, from their especially hard exoskeletons.

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