[rove beetle] n [perh. fr. [1]rove] (ca. 1771): any of a family (Staphylinidae) of often predatory active beetles having a long body and very short wing covers beneath which the wings are folded transversely--called also staphylinid
ROVE BEETLE
Meaning of ROVE BEETLE in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012