Definition of Brachinus

1. Noun. Bombardier beetles.

Exact synonyms: Genus Brachinus
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Carabidae, Family Carabidae
Member holonyms: Bombardier Beetle

Lexicographical Neighbors of Brachinus

Bozzolo's sign
Boötes
Bp.
Bps
Bq
Br
Br.
BrDu
BrDu-banding
BrE
Braasch catheter
Brabancon griffon
Brabant
Brabantian
Brabantine
Brachinus (current term)
Brachman
Brachmans
Bracht-Wachter lesion
Brachychiton
Brachychiton acerifolius
Brachychiton australis
Brachychiton populneus
Brachychiton rupestris
Brachycome
Brachycome Iberidifolia
Brachydanio rerio
Brachystegia
Brachystegia speciformis

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. ..."

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