pinacate bug

noun

pi·na·ca·te bug | \ ¦pēnə¦kätē-\

Definition of pinacate bug

: any of several clumsy wingless beetles of the genus Eleodes (family Tenebrionidae) found in arid regions of the Pacific states

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