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rove beetle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables
rove bee-tle
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

rove beetles (plural)

Questions

What does rove beetle mean?
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.
Where does rove beetle come from?
From rove (“to roam; a roam”) + beetle, in reference to the family's scavenging tendencies.

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