STAPHYLINID

Noun

staphylinid (plural staphylinids)

(zoology) Any of the beetle family Staphylinidae, the rove beetles.

Source: Wiktionary


Staph`y*li"nid, n. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any rove beetle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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