throscid

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noun

Any beetle of the family Throscidae.

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Meanings

nounthroscid (plural throscids)

plural throscids

  1. biologyAny beetle of the family Throscidae.

    Throscids resemble very small and stout click beetles (Elateridae) with rigid bodies.

    2014, Arthur V. Evans, Beetles of Eastern North America
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