HyperDic: clerid_beetle

English > 1 sense of the expression clerid beetle:
NOUNanimalclerid beetle, cleridpredacious on other insects
English > clerid beetle: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningpredacious on other insects; usually brightly colored or metallic.
Synonymclerid
Member ofCleridae, family Cleridaebeetles that prey on other insects
Narrowerbee beetleEuropean beetle
Broaderbeetleinsect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings

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