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BOMBARDIER BEETLE

\bˌɒmbədˈi͡ə bˈiːtə͡l], \bˌɒmbədˈi‍ə bˈiːtə‍l], \b_ˌɒ_m_b_ə_d_ˈiə b_ˈiː_t_əl]\

Definitions of BOMBARDIER BEETLE

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beetle that ejects audibly a pungent vapor when disturbed

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

beetle that ejects audibly a pungent vapor when disturbed

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

(Entom.) Brachinus crepitans, one of the ground beetles (Carabidse). When handled, it discharges a volatilized acid with an explosion. Common in England. Ord. Coleoptera.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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