English Explanatory Dictionary

pinacate beetle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A darkling beetle of the genus Eleodes, endemic to the Sonoran Desert and adjacent regions, and known for its defensive tactic of standing on its head to squirt a noxious spray.

Word forms

pinacate beetle pinacate beetles

Etymology

From Mexican Spanish pinacate, from Classical Nahuatl pinacatl (“black beetle”).

Synonyms

pinacate bug stinkbug
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on P Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary