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clown beetle

clown beetle noun: any beetle of the family Histeridae.

clown beetle: any beetle of the family Histeridae
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Noun

clown beetle (plural clown beetles)

  1. Any beetle of the family Histeridae.
    • The clown beetle family is fascinating yet poorly understood in terms of its biology and distribution in California. […] As predators, some clown beetles are moderately beneficial. Species living in dung are probably of greater importance because they prey on pestiferous flies infesting...2006, Arthur V. Evans, Field Guide to Beetles of California, page 80
    Synonyms:
    hister beetle

Synonyms of clown beetle

Forms of clown beetle

pluralclown beetles

Questions about clown beetle

What does clown beetle mean?
Clown beetle means any beetle of the family Histeridae.
What part of speech is clown beetle?
Clown beetle is a noun.
What is the plural of clown beetle?
The plural of clown beetle is clown beetles.

Words near clown beetle in the dictionary

  1. Cloweses
  2. clown
  3. clown about
  4. clown anemone
  5. clown around
  6. clown beetle
  7. clown beetles
  8. clown car
  9. clown cars
  10. clown college
  11. clown doctor

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