ironclad beetle

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English[edit]

Zopherus species are usually depicted to represent ironclad beetles.

Etymology[edit]

ironclad +‎ beetle, from their especially hard exoskeletons.

Noun[edit]

ironclad beetle (plural ironclad beetles)

  1. Any beetle of the subfamily Zopherinae which have exceedingly durable exoskeletons.
    Hypernym: zopherid

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