"bombardier beetle" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: bombardier beetles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bombardier beetle (plural bombardier beetles)
  1. A beetle whose defence mechanism enables it to eject a hot aqueous mixture of chemicals at predators. They come from a number of subfamilies: Carabinae (e.g., Brachinus crepitans), Metriinae (e.g., Stenaptinus insignis) and Paussinae (e.g., Goniotropis nicaraguensis). Categories (lifeform): Adephagan beetles Translations (beetle): pommikiitäjäinen (Finnish), bombardier [masculine] (French), Bombardierkäfer (German), 폭탄먼지벌레 (poktanmeonjibeolle) (Korean), bombožygiai (Lithuanian), besouro-bombardeiro [masculine] (Portuguese), жук-бомбарди́р (žuk-bombardír) [masculine] (Russian), escarabajo bombardero [masculine] (Spanish)

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          "sense": "beetle",
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "beetle",
      "word": "pommikiitäjäinen"
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