aleocharine

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Southern US/ˌæ.liˈoʊ.kə.ɹin/

noun

Any rove beetle of the subfamily Aleocharinae

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounaleocharine (plural aleocharines)

plural aleocharines

  1. Any rove beetle of the subfamily Aleocharinae

    Based on my revision of the types of Nearctic aleocharine staphylinids numerous nomenclatural and taxonomic changes are proposed.

    2003 November 17, VLADIMIR I. GUSAROV, “Revision of some types of North American aleocharines (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae), with synonymic notes”, in Biotaxa

Origin

  1. taxonomic nameAleocharinae
  2. Englishaleocharine

From taxonomic name Aleocharinae.

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Translations

Hungarian fürkészholyvaforma
  • fürkészholyvaformaTranslations
Norwegian Bokmål småkortvinge
  • småkortvingeTranslations
Russian алеохари́на
  • алеохари́на (aleoxarína)Translations
Cite this entry
APA

aleocharine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aleocharine

MLA

“aleocharine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aleocharine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aleocharine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aleocharine.

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