devil's coach-horse

noun

A large black European rove beetle, Staphylinus olens or Ocypus olens.

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Meanings

noundevil's coach-horse (plural devil's coach-horses)

plural devil's coach-horses · alternative devil's coachhorse

  1. A large black European rove beetle, Staphylinus olens or Ocypus olens.

Translations

French ocype odorant, staphylin odorant
  • ocype odorantTranslations
  • staphylin odorantTranslations
  • staphylin noirTranslations
Hungarian bűzös holyva
  • bűzös holyvaTranslations
Irish deargadaol
  • deargadaolTranslations
Portuguese alacrara, lacrau-russo
  • alacraraTranslations
  • lacrau-russoTranslations
  • cocheiro-do-diaboTranslations
  • alacroaTranslations
Russian стафили́н паху́чий, быстроно́г воню́чий
  • стафили́н паху́чий (stafilín paxúčij)Translations
  • быстроно́г воню́чий (bystronóg vonjúčij)Translations
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APA

devil's coach-horse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devil's%20coach-horse

MLA

“devil's coach-horse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devil's%20coach-horse. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “devil's coach-horse,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devil's%20coach-horse.

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