ironclad beetle
English edit
Etymology edit
ironclad + beetle, from their especially hard exoskeletons.
Noun edit
ironclad beetle (plural ironclad beetles)
- Any beetle of the subfamily Zopherinae which have exceedingly durable exoskeletons.
- Hypernym: zopherid
References edit
- Zopherinae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Zopherinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Zopherinae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons