bloody-nosed beetle

English

Noun

bloody-nosed beetle (plural bloody-nosed beetles)

  1. Timarcha tenebricosa, a leaf beetle native to Europe, with the defensive behavior of exuding droplets of hemolymph by breaking thin membranes in the mouth.
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