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family staphylinidae

 

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Noun family staphylinidae has 1 sense
  1. Staphylinidae, family Staphylinidae - rove beetles
    --1 is a kind of arthropod family
    --1 is a member of Coleoptera, order Coleoptera
    --1 has members: rove beetle

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Family Staphylinidae

The family Staphylinidae, commonly known as rove beetles, is a diverse group of beetles with over 56,000 described species.

Senses:

Sense 1 (Noun):

A family of beetles belonging to the order Coleoptera, characterized by their short elytra that leave much of the abdomen exposed.

Example sentence: The Staphylinidae family includes a wide range of rove beetles found worldwide.

Sense 2 (Adjective):

Pertaining to or characteristic of the family Staphylinidae.

Example sentence: The researcher discovered an interesting staphylinidae species during the expedition.

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