rove beetles

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• Rove beetle — Rove beetles Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia

• rove beetle — any of numerous beetles of the family Staphylinidae, having a slender, elongated body and very short front wings, and capable of running swiftly. Also called staphylinid. [1765 75] * * * ▪ insect       any member of the widely distributed insect… …   Universalium

• Rove — Rove, n. The act of wandering; a ramble. [1913 Webster] In thy nocturnal rove one moment halt. Young. [1913 Webster] {Rove beetle} (Zo[ o]l.), any one of numerous species of beetles of the family {Staphylinid[ae]}, having short elytra beneath… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Rove beetle — Rove Rove, n. The act of wandering; a ramble. [1913 Webster] In thy nocturnal rove one moment halt. Young. [1913 Webster] {Rove beetle} (Zo[ o]l.), any one of numerous species of beetles of the family {Staphylinid[ae]}, having short elytra… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• rove beetle — rove′ bee tle n. ent any of numerous beetles of the family Staphylinidae, having a slender, elongated body and very short front wings, and capable of running swiftly • Etymology: 1765–75; appar. rove I …   From formal English to slang

• rove beetle — n. 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 …   English World dictionary

• rove beetle — noun Etymology: perhaps from 1rove Date: circa 1771 any of a family (Staphylinidae) of often predatory active beetles having a long body and very short wing covers beneath which the wings are folded transversely called also staphylinid …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• rove beetle — noun Any of various carnivorous or scavenging beetles of the family Staphylinidae that are often found in decaying matter and have slender bodies and short wing covers …   Wiktionary

• List of rove beetle (Staphylinidae) species recorded in Britain — The following is a list of the rove beetles recorded in Britain. For other beetle families, see the parent article List of beetle species recorded in Britain. Subfamily Omaliinae Tribe Anthophagini * Acidota crenata * Acidota cruentata *… …   Wikipedia

• List of beetles of Great Britain — This is a list of beetle species in Britain. Suborder Adephaga ;Family Carabidae:See List of ground beetle (Carabidae) species recorded in Britain;Families Gyrinidae, Haliplidae, Noteridae, Paelobiidae and Dytiscidae:See List of water beetle… …   Wikipedia

• Beetle — Beetles redirects here. For the band, see The Beatles. For the car, see Volkswagen Beetle. This article is about the insect. For other uses, see Beetle (disambiguation). Beetle Temporal range: 318–0 Ma …   Wikipedia