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/staf'euh lin"id, -luy"nid/, n.See rove beetle.[1840-50; < NL Staphylinidae family name, equiv. to Staphylin(us) genus name ( < Gk staphylînos kind of insect) + -idae -ID2]
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Staphylinid — Staph y*li nid (st[a^]f [i^]*l[imac] n[i^]d), n. [Gr. stafyli^nos a kind of insect.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any rove beetle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
staphylinid — noun Etymology: New Latin Staphylinidae, ultimately from Greek staphylē bunch of grapes Date: 1862 rove beetle • staphylinid adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
staphylinid — staph·y·lin·id (staf″ə linґid) 1. pertaining to or due to beetles of the family Staphylinidae. 2. a beetle of the family Staphylinidae … Medical dictionary
staphylinid — staph·y·lin·id … English syllables
staphylinid — I. |stafə|linə̇d adjective Etymology: New Latin Staphylinidae : of or relating to the Staphylinidae II. noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin … Useful english dictionary
Amblyopinus — ? Amblyopinus Научная классификация Царство: Животные Тип: Членистоногие Класс: Насекомые … Википедия
staph|y|lin|id — «STAF uh LIHN ihd», adjective, noun. –adj. of or belonging to the family of insects comprising the rove beetles: »Certain staphylinid beetles secrete “appeasement substances” to ward off attacking worker ants (New Scientist). –n. a staphylinid… … Useful english dictionary
Rove — Rove, n. The act of wandering; a ramble. [1913 Webster] In thy nocturnal rove one moment halt. Young. [1913 Webster] {Rove beetle} (Zo[ o]l.), any one of numerous species of beetles of the family {Staphylinid[ae]}, having short elytra beneath… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rove beetle — Rove Rove, n. The act of wandering; a ramble. [1913 Webster] In thy nocturnal rove one moment halt. Young. [1913 Webster] {Rove beetle} (Zo[ o]l.), any one of numerous species of beetles of the family {Staphylinid[ae]}, having short elytra… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rove beetle — noun Etymology: perhaps from 1rove Date: circa 1771 any of a family (Staphylinidae) of often predatory active beetles having a long body and very short wing covers beneath which the wings are folded transversely called also staphylinid … New Collegiate Dictionary
