paussine

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noun

Any member of the subfamily Paussinae of ground beetles, most of which live as predators in ants' nests.

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ant nest beetle
Origintranslingual Paussinae →
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Meanings

nounpaussine (plural paussines)

plural paussines

  1. biologyAny member of the subfamily Paussinae of ground beetles, most of which live as predators in ants' nests.

    Synonyms: ant nest beetle

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny member of the subfamily Paussinae of ground beetles, most of which live as predators in ants' nests.

Similar
ant nest beetle

Origin

  1. translingualPaussinae
  2. Englishpaussine

Borrowed from translingual Paussinae.

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Translations

German Fühlerkäfer
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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

apneusis
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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