STAPHYLINID

Meaning of STAPHYLINID in English

[staph.y.li.nid] n [NL Staphylinidae, ultim. fr. Gk staphyle bunch of grapes] (ca. 1891): rove beetle -- staphylinid adj

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

STAPHYLINID — noun Etymology: New Latin Staphylinidae, ultimately from Greek staphylē bunch of grapes Date: 1862 rove beetle , ~ adjective
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STAPHYLINID — I. |stafə|linə̇d adjective Etymology: New Latin Staphylinidae : of or relating to the Staphylinidae II. noun ( -s ) Etymology: …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STAPHYLINID — (n.) Any rove beetle.
Английский словарь Webster
STAPHYLINID — ( n. ) Any rove beetle.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STAPHYLINID — /staf'euh lin"id, -luy"nid/ , n. See rove beetle . [ 1840-50; Staphylinidae family name, equiv. to Staphylin ( us ) …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STAPHYLINID — noun Etymology: New Latin Staphylinidae, ultimately from Greek staphylē bunch of grapes Date: 1862 : rove beetle • staphylinid adjective
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STAPHYLINID — noun any rove beetle.
Webster English vocab
STAPHYLINID — Pronunciation: ˌ sta-f ə - ' l ī -n ə d Function: noun Etymology: New Latin Staphylinidae, ultimately from Greek …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ROVE BEETLE — any of numerous beetles of the family Staphylinidae, having a slender, elongated body and very short front wings, and capable …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ROVE BEETLE — Etymology: perhaps from rove (I) Date: circa 1771 : any of a family (Staphylinidae) of often predatory active beetles having …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ROVE BEETLE — [rove beetle] n [perh. fr. [1]rove] (ca. 1771): any of a family (Staphylinidae) of often predatory active beetles having a …
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