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Definition of Bruchus
1. Noun. Type genus of the Bruchidae.
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Bruchidae, Family Bruchidae
Member holonyms: Bruchus Pisorum, Pea Weevil
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bruchus
Literary usage of Bruchus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"Bruchus, Lin. . « -,„ » >. subdivided as follows: >. ... Or Bruchus proper, the
antennae are filiform and frequently serrated or ..."
2. The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine by Nathaniel Lloyd and Company (1908)
"2) Mr. Champion expresses the opinion that " the true Bruchus affinis probably
has no claim to a place on the British list." This, however, is not the case. ..."
3. Report on the Injurious Insects and Other Animals Observed in the Midland by Walter Edward Collinge (1908)
"Bruchus pisi, Linn. Two or three correspondents have complained of the damage
done to peas by the larva of this beetle. Life-History. ..."
4. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences by California Academy of Sciences (1895)
"Texas, Arizona, New Mexico. El Chinche and San Julio. Bruchus ... Bruchus AUREOLUS
Horn. Desert regions of southern California. San Julio, San Jose del Cabo ..."
5. Arcana cœlestia: or Heavenly mysteries contained in the sacred Scriptures by Emanuel Swedenborg (1866)
"Such is the meaning of the locust and bruchus-locust in David, " He sent into
them a swarm, which consumed them; and frogs, which destroyed them. ..."
6. Our insect enemies by Theodore Wood (1885)
"... history—Appearance of the perfect insect — Its habit of simulating death —
Peas and beans and their enemies — Bruchus weevils—History of their life—/?, ..."
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