CLERID BEETLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does clerid beetle mean? 

• CLERID BEETLE (noun)
  The noun CLERID BEETLE has 1 sense:

1. predacious on other insects; usually brightly colored or metallic

  Familiarity information: CLERID BEETLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CLERID BEETLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Predacious on other insects; usually brightly colored or metallic

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

clerid; clerid beetle

Hypernyms ("clerid beetle" is a kind of...):

beetle (insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "clerid beetle"):

bee beetle (European beetle; infests beehives)

Holonyms ("clerid beetle" is a member of...):

Cleridae; family Cleridae (beetles that prey on other insects)