English Dictionary

rove beetle

名詞

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.

日本語の意味

ステファリニダエ科に属する、様々な肉食性または腐肉食性の甲虫。一般に、細長い体型と短い鞘翅を持ち、腐敗した物質の中で見られることが多い。

A rove beetle crawled through the compost heap, hunting small insects among the decaying leaves.

ハネカクシ科の甲虫が堆肥の山を這い回り、腐葉の間で小さな昆虫を狩っていた。

意味（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.

rove beetles （ plural ）