staphylinid

[ staf-uh-lin-id, -lahy-nid ]

noun

rove beetle.

Origin of staphylinid

¹

1840–50; <New Latin Staphylinidae family name, equivalent to Staphylin(us) genus name (<Greek staphylînos kind of insect) + -idae-id²

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How to use staphylinid in a sentence

A subcartilaginous process attached to the inner side, near the base, of the Mandibul of some staphylinid.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) | William Kirby
The staphylinid live in the carcases of animals, on manure, in detritus, and attack living insects.
The Insect World | Louis Figuier
The staphylinid present many peculiar species of known genera.
Island Life | Alfred Russel Wallace

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