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Meaning of pinacate beetle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

pinacate bug pinacidil pinacocyte pinacoderm pinacoid pinacol

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