staphylinid

[ staf-uh-lin-id, -lahy-nid ]
/ ˌstæf əˈlɪn ɪd, -ˈlaɪ nɪd /

noun

rove beetle.

Origin of staphylinid

1840–50; < New Latin Staphylinidae family name, equivalent to Staphylin(us) genus name (< Greek staphylînos kind of insect) + -idae -id2

Words nearby staphylinid

stapes-mobilization operation, staph, staphylectomy, staphyledema, staphyline, staphylinid, staphylion, staphylo-, staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome, staphylococcemia, staphylococcosis

Example sentences from the Web for staphylinid

  • The Staphylinid live in the carcases of animals, on manure, in detritus, and attack living insects.

    The Insect World |Louis Figuier

  • The Staphylinid present many peculiar species of known genera.

    Island Life |Alfred Russel Wallace

  • A subcartilaginous process attached to the inner side, near the base, of the Mandibul of some Staphylinid.

    An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) |William Kirby