GENUS BRUCHUS

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Bruchidae

Synonyms:

Bruchus; genus Bruchus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Bruchus" is a kind of...):

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "genus Bruchus"):

Bruchus pisorum; pea weevil (larvae live in and feed on seeds of the pea plant)

Holonyms ("genus Bruchus" is a member of...):

Bruchidae; family Bruchidae (seed beetles)