scavenger beetle

noun

any beetle of the mostly aquatic family Hydrophilidae, having clubbed antennae and long palps, and usually feeding on decaying vegetation

Words nearby scavenger beetle

scaur, scavenge, scavenge pump, scavenge stroke, scavenger, scavenger beetle, scavenger hunt, scavenger's daughter, scd, sce, sceat

Example sentences from the Web for scavenger beetle

  • His correct name is, I think, the scavenger-beetle, though we used a much more uncomplimentary term.

    With Our Army in Palestine |Antony Bluett

  • A pretty chief, truly; you are like the scavenger-beetle, and think of yourself only; you have not the heart of a chief.

    Black Ivory |R.M. Ballantyne