BRUCHUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Bruchus mean? 

• BRUCHUS (noun)
  The noun BRUCHUS has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Bruchidae

  Familiarity information: BRUCHUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BRUCHUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Bruchidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Bruchus; genus Bruchus

Hypernyms ("Bruchus" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Bruchus"):

Bruchus pisorum; pea weevil (larvae live in and feed on seeds of the pea plant)

Holonyms ("Bruchus" is a member of...):

Bruchidae; family Bruchidae (seed beetles)