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aleocharine

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Southern US/ˌæ.liˈoʊ.kə.ɹin/

aleocharine noun: any rove beetle of the subfamily Aleocharinae.

Noun

aleocharine (plural aleocharines)

  1. Any rove beetle of the subfamily Aleocharinae
    • Based on my revision of the types of Nearctic aleocharine staphylinids numerous nomenclatural and taxonomic changes are proposed.2003 November 17, VLADIMIR I. GUSAROV, “Revision of some types of North American aleocharines (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), with synonymic notes”, in Biotaxa

Forms of aleocharine

pluralaleocharines

Origin of aleocharine

From taxonomic name Aleocharinae.

Questions about aleocharine

What does aleocharine mean?
Aleocharine means any rove beetle of the subfamily Aleocharinae.
What part of speech is aleocharine?
Aleocharine is a noun.
How do you pronounce aleocharine?
Aleocharine is pronounced /ˌæ.liˈoʊ.kə.ɹin/ (Southern US).
What is the plural of aleocharine?
The plural of aleocharine is aleocharines.

Words near aleocharine in the dictionary

  1. Alençon diamond
  2. Alençon diamonds
  3. Alençon lace
  4. Alençon laces
  5. Alençons
  6. aleocharine
  7. aleocharines
  8. Aleosan
  9. Alep
  10. aleph
  11. aleph bet

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