rove beetle

English

Noun

rove beetle (plural rove beetles)

Any of various carnivorous or scavenging beetles of the family Staphylinidae that are often found in decaying matter and have slender bodies and short wing covers.

Hyponyms

crab-like rove beetle

Translations

beetle of Staphylinidae

Belarusian: стафілін m (stafilin)
Finnish: lyhytsiipinen
Hungarian: holyva (hu)
Navajo: dííłdzid yiyání
Ukrainian: стафілін m (stafilin), жук-хижак m (žuk-xyžak)

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