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oil beetle definition

oil beetle

any of various small blister beetles (esp. genus Meloe) which, when disturbed, produce an oily secretion from the joints of the legs

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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