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Definition of Brachinus
1. Noun. Bombardier beetles.
Exact synonyms: Genus Brachinus
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Carabidae, Family Carabidae
Member holonyms: Bombardier Beetle
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Carabidae, Family Carabidae
Member holonyms: Bombardier Beetle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brachinus
Literary usage of Brachinus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1894)
"Larval Habits of Brachinus. — Mr. HF Wickham records (in the Canadian ... "How the
Brachinus gets into the cell of it host, whether brought in as H young ..."
2. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith, Edward Pidgeon, John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1832)
"We shall cite 1st, Brachinus ... Brachinus, Web. Fab., Differ little from the
... Brachinus complanatus. Fab. Carabus planus, Oliv. III. vi. 63. ..."