"cucujoid" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cucujoids [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} cucujoid (plural cucujoids)
  1. Any beetle of the superfamily Cucujoidea. Categories (lifeform): Beetles

Inflected forms

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