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riffle beetle

riffle beetle noun: any of the family Elmidae of aquatic beetles, of the superfamily Byrrhoidea.

Noun

riffle beetle (plural riffle beetles)

  1. Any of the family Elmidae of aquatic beetles, of the superfamily Byrrhoidea.
    Synonyms:
    elmid

Synonyms of riffle beetle

Forms of riffle beetle

pluralriffle beetles

Questions about riffle beetle

What does riffle beetle mean?
Riffle beetle means any of the family Elmidae of aquatic beetles, of the superfamily Byrrhoidea.
What part of speech is riffle beetle?
Riffle beetle is a noun.
What is the plural of riffle beetle?
The plural of riffle beetle is riffle beetles.

Words near riffle beetle in the dictionary

  1. riffier
  2. riffiest
  3. riffing
  4. riffings
  5. riffle
  6. riffle beetle
  7. riffle beetles
  8. riffle bug
  9. riffle bugs
  10. riffle shuffle
  11. riffle shuffled

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