pinacate beetle
Meaning
Noun
- A darkling beetle of the genus Eleodes (genus), endemic to the Sonoran Desert and adjacent regions, and known for its defensive tactic of standing on its head to squirt a noxious spray.
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Origin
- From Mexican Spanish pinacate, from Classical Nahuatl pinacatl.
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