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STAPHYLINIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Staphylinidae mean?
• STAPHYLINIDAE (noun)
The noun STAPHYLINIDAE has 1 sense:
1. rove beetles
Familiarity information: STAPHYLINIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Rove beetles
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
family Staphylinidae; Staphylinidae
Hypernyms ("Staphylinidae" is a kind of...):
arthropod family (any of the arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Staphylinidae"):
rove beetle (active beetle typically having predatory or scavenging habits)
Holonyms ("Staphylinidae" is a member of...):
Coleoptera; order Coleoptera (beetles)
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