HyperDic: rove_beetle

English > 1 sense of the expression *rove beetle*:
NOUN	animal	rove beetle	active beetle typically having predatory or scavenging habits

English > *rove beetle*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	active beetle typically having predatory or scavenging habits.
Member of	Staphylinidae, family Staphylinidae	rove beetles
Broader	beetle	insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings