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silphid

silphid noun: any carrion beetle of the family Silphidae, now subfamily Silphinae.

Noun

silphid (plural silphids)

  1. Any carrion beetle of the family Silphidae, now subfamily Silphinae.

Forms of silphid

pluralsilphids

Questions about silphid

What does silphid mean?
Silphid means any carrion beetle of the family Silphidae, now subfamily Silphinae.
What part of speech is silphid?
Silphid is a noun.
What is the plural of silphid?
The plural of silphid is silphids.

Words near silphid in the dictionary

  1. silpancho
  2. silpat
  3. silpats
  4. silperisone
  5. silphia
  6. silphid
  7. silphids
  8. silphion
  9. silphions
  10. silphiperfolene
  11. silphiperfolenes

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