pinacate beetle
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Mexican Spanish pinacate, from Classical Nahuatl pinacatl (“black beetle”).
Noun[edit]
pinacate beetle (plural pinacate beetles)
- A darkling beetle of the genus Eleodes, endemic to the Sonoran Desert and adjacent regions, and known for its defensive tactic of standing on its head to squirt a noxious spray.