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churchyard beetle

noun

a blackish nocturnal ground beetle, Blaps mucronata, found in cellars and similar places

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Nearby words

  1. churchward,
  2. churchwarden,
  3. churchwoman,
  4. churchy,
  5. churchyard,
  6. churidars,
  7. churinga,
  8. churl,
  9. churlish,
  10. churlishly
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