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rove beetle

rove beetle noun: any of various carnivorous or scavenging beetles of the family Staphylinidae that are often found in decaying matter and have slender bodies and short wing covers.

Noun

rove beetle (plural rove beetles)

  1. Any of various carnivorous or scavenging beetles of the family Staphylinidae that are often found in decaying matter and have slender bodies and short wing covers.

rove beetle meaning in Tamil

rove beetle in Tamil

மேயும் வண்டு

Forms of rove beetle

pluralrove beetles

Origin of rove beetle

From rove (“to roam; a roam”) + beetle, in reference to the family's scavenging tendencies.

Questions about rove beetle

What does rove beetle mean?
Rove beetle means any of various carnivorous or scavenging beetles of the family Staphylinidae that are often found in decaying matter and have slender bodies and short wing covers.
What is rove beetle in Tamil?
Rove beetle in Tamil is மேயும் வண்டு. See Rove beetle meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is rove beetle?
Rove beetle is a noun.
What is the plural of rove beetle?
The plural of rove beetle is rove beetles.

Words near rove beetle in the dictionary

  1. rov
  2. roval
  3. rovals
  4. Rovaniemi
  5. rove
  6. rove beetle
  7. rove beetles
  8. roved
  9. Roveian
  10. rovelizumab
  11. Rovenky

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