rove beetle

短语

隐翅虫

词形变化

rove beetles 复数 rove beetles

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of various carnivorous or scavenging beetles of the family Staphylinidae that are often found in decaying matter and have slender bodies and short wing covers.

    隐翅虫

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

beetle

词源

From rove (“to roam; a roam”) + beetle, in reference to the family's scavenging tendencies.

来源：wiktionary