Soldier. See ARMY, ENLISTMENT, MARTIAL LAW, TACTICS, WAR.—SOLDIER BEETLE is a name given to coleopterous insects of the genus Telephorus, from their red colour and combativeness.—SOLDIER BIRD is an Australian Honey-Eater (Meliphaga sanguinolenta), named from the male's crimson plumage. For Soldier-crab, see HERMIT-CRAB.
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