Found 2 items, similar to rove beetle.
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Definition: rove beetle
rove beetle
n : active beetle typically having predatory or scavenging
habits
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Rove beetle
Rove
\Rove\, n.
The act of wandering; a ramble.
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In thy nocturnal rove one moment halt. --Young.
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Rove beetle (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
beetles of the family
Staphylinid[ae], having short
elytra beneath which the wings are folded transversely.
They are rapid runners, and seldom fly.
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