Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A rove-beetle, as a member of the Staphylinidæ.
- Of or pertaining to the family Staphylinidæ; staphylinine.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) Any rove beetle.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun zoology Any of the
beetle family Staphylinidae, therove beetles .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From New Latin Staphylinidae, family name, from Staphylinus, type genus, from Greek staphulinos, kind of insect, probably from staphulē, bunch of grapes.]
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Examples
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Spider mites, Mononychellus tanajoa and Tetranychus cinnabarinus, sometimes affect the crop; mitetolerant cultivars have been developed and M. tanajoa is attacked by predaceous mites and staphylinid beetles, so that chemical control should not be necessary.
Chapter 11 1987
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Finally, it may be mentioned that Lieutenant Nordquist found under stones and pieces of drift-wood a few insects, among them a beetle (a _staphylinid_).
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Alexander Leslie 1866
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