HyperDic: blister_beetle

English > 1 sense of the expression blister beetle:
NOUNanimalblister beetle, meloidbeetle that produces a secretion that blisters the skin
English > blister beetle: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningbeetle that produces a secretion that blisters the skin.
Synonymmeloid
Member ofMeloidae, family Meloidaeblister beetles
NarrowerSpanish flygreen beetle of southern Europe
oil beetleAny of various beetles that exude an oily substance from the leg joints that deters enemies
Broaderbeetleinsect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
Spanishmeloid
Catalanmeloid

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