What does repugnatorial mean?
Repugnatorial means (zoology) Defensive or repulsive, particularly as applied to glands of certain invertebrates, with which they produce poisonous or repugnant secretions when under threat.
Repugnatorial
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Repugnatorial is an adjective meaning (zoology) Defensive or repulsive, particularly as applied to glands of certain invertebrates, with which they produce poisonous or repugnant secretions when under threat.
Meaning
(zoology) Defensive or repulsive, particularly as applied to glands of certain invertebrates, with which they produce poisonous or repugnant secretions when under threat.
Example Sentences
Certain beetles are endowed with eversible repugnatorial glands. Eleodes gigantea ... of both sexes ... when teased ... stand on their anterior and middle legs, holding the abdomen high up and spurting the contents of the glands right and left ... The liquid stains the human skin, has ... a peculiar, intensely penetrant odor, causing the eye to lachrymate.
Synonyms for repugnatorial
Depending on context, synonyms include defensive, stink.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gorgonian, electrorepulsive, reprobationary, reprobative, predatory, retropulsive.
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What is a synonym for repugnatorial?
Common synonyms include defensive, stink.
How do you use repugnatorial in a sentence?
Certain beetles are endowed with eversible repugnatorial glands. Eleodes gigantea ... of both sexes ... when teased ... stand on their anterior and middle legs, holding the abdomen high up and spurting the contents of the glands right and left ... The liquid stains the human skin, has ... a peculiar, intensely penetrant odor, causing the eye to lachrymate.
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