"pinacate beetle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pinacate beetles [plural]
Etymology: From Mexican Spanish pinacate, from Classical Nahuatl pinacatl (“black beetle”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|es|pinacate}} Spanish pinacate, {{der|en|nci|pinacatl|t=black beetle}} Classical Nahuatl pinacatl (“black beetle”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} pinacate beetle (plural pinacate beetles)
  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. Wikipedia link: pinacate beetle Categories (lifeform): Tenebrionoid beetles Synonyms: pinacate bug, stinkbug

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