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tenebrionoid

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any beetle of the superfamily Tenebrionoidea.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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  • 2002, John D. Pinto, Marco A. Bologna, 111. Meloidae Gyllenhal, Ross H. Arnett, Jr, Michael C. Thomas, Paul E. Skelley, J. Howard Frank (editors), American Beetles, Volume 2: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea, page 523, Larvae of Eleticinae apparently have typical holometabolic development and are the most similar to those of other tenebrionoids.

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