Meanings
nounrove beetle (plural rove beetles)
plural rove beetles
- 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.
Origin
From rove (“to roam; a roam”) + beetle, in reference to the family's scavenging tendencies.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 隱翅蟲 /隐翅虫
- 隱翅蟲 /隐翅虫 (yǐnchìchóng)beetle of Staphylinidae
Finnish lyhytsiipinen
- lyhytsiipinenbeetle of Staphylinidae
German Kurzflügler
- Kurzflüglerbeetle of Staphylinidae
Greek σταφυλινίδα, σταφυλινίδες
- σταφυλινίδα (stafylinída)beetle of Staphylinidae
- σταφυλινίδες (stafylinídes)beetle of Staphylinidae
Hungarian holyva
- holyvabeetle of Staphylinidae
Japanese 羽隠し
- 羽隠し (hanekakushi)beetle of Staphylinidae
Latin stăphy̆līnida
- stăphy̆līnidabeetle of Staphylinidae
Polish kusak
- kusakbeetle of Staphylinidae
Russian стафилини́да
- стафилини́да (stafilinída)beetle of Staphylinidae
Ukrainian стафілін, жук-хижак
- стафілін (stafilin)beetle of Staphylinidae
- жук-хижак (žuk-xyžak)beetle of Staphylinidae
Cite this entry
APA
rove beetle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rove%20beetle
MLA
“rove beetle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rove%20beetle. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rove beetle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rove%20beetle.
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