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clown beetles

clown beetles is the plural of clown beetle.

Meaning of clown beetle

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

Questions about clown beetles

What is clown beetles the plural of?
Clown beetles is the plural of clown beetle.

Words near clown beetles in the dictionary

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

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