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Rove Beetle

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Noun

1. rove beetle

active beetle typically having predatory or scavenging habits

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Rove Beetle

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noun
any beetle of the family Staphylinidae, characterized by very short elytra and an elongated body: typically they are of carnivorous or scavenging habits

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Rove Beetle

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any of a large family (Staphylinidae) of swiftly moving beetles with a long, slender body and very short elytra: they feed chiefly on decomposing organic matter

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Rove Beetle

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n.
Any of numerous beetles of the family Staphylinidae, often found in decaying matter and having slender bodies and short wing covers. Also called staphylinid.

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