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bombardier beetle

Syllabification: (bom·bar·dier bee·tle)
Definition of bombardier beetle

noun

  • a ground beetle that when alarmed discharges a puff of hot irritant vapor from its anus with an audible pop.
    • Genus Brachinus, family Carabidae: several species

bombardier beetle in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of bombardier beetle in the British & World English dictionary