staphylinid

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noun

Any beetle of the family Staphylinidae, the rove beetles.

Origintranslingual Staphylinidae →
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Meanings

nounstaphylinid (plural staphylinids)

plural staphylinids

  1. biologyAny beetle of the family Staphylinidae, the rove beetles.

Origin

  1. translingualStaphylinidae
  2. translingualStaphylinidae
  3. Englishstaphylinid

Borrowed from Translingual Staphylinidae.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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