spider beetle

noun

Any member of the subfamily Ptininae of beetles, whose antennas make them appear to have eight legs, as spiders do.

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Meanings

nounspider beetle (plural spider beetles)

plural spider beetles

  1. Any member of the subfamily Ptininae of beetles, whose antennas make them appear to have eight legs, as spiders do.

Translations

Russian притворя́шка
  • притворя́шка (pritvorjáška)beetle of the Ptininae
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APA

spider beetle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spider%20beetle

MLA

“spider beetle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spider%20beetle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spider beetle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spider%20beetle.

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