BLISTER BEETLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does blister beetle mean? 

• BLISTER BEETLE (noun)
  The noun BLISTER BEETLE has 1 sense:

1. beetle that produces a secretion that blisters the skin

  Familiarity information: BLISTER BEETLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BLISTER BEETLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Beetle that produces a secretion that blisters the skin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

blister beetle; meloid

Hypernyms ("blister beetle" is a kind of...):

beetle (insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "blister beetle"):

oil beetle (any of various beetles that exude an oily substance from the leg joints that deters enemies)

Spanish fly (green beetle of southern Europe)

Holonyms ("blister beetle" is a member of...):

family Meloidae; Meloidae (blister beetles)