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BUGS |
Beetles |
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COCKROACHES |
Kitchen beetles |
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BEETLEBOX |
Containers for beetles |
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LADYBIRDS |
Female swans, sparrows, starlings and beetles |
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SCARABS |
Beetles leave permanent mark on stomach muscles |
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COMPLICANT |
Overlapping, as the elytra of certain beetles. |
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CLAVICORNES |
A group of beetles having club-shaped antennae. |
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FLY-CASE |
The covering of an insect, esp. the elytra of beetles. |
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LONGIPALP |
One of a tribe of beetles, having long maxillary palpi. |
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SUBULIPALP |
One of a group of carabid beetles having slender palpi. |
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CARABID |
One of the Carabidae, a family of active insectivorous
beetles. |
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BRACHYPTERA |
A group of Coleoptera having short wings; the rove
beetles. |
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GEODEPHAGOUS |
Living in the earth; -- applied to the ground
beetles. |
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LAMELLICORNIA |
A group of lamellicorn, plant-eating beetles; --
called also Lamellicornes. |
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SNOUT |
The anterior prolongation of the head of weevils and allied
beetles. |
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FIREFLY |
Any luminous winged insect, esp. luminous beetles of the
family Lampyridae. |
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BRACHELYTRA |
A group of beetles having short elytra, as the
rove beetles. |
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DORYPHORA |
A genus of plant-eating beetles, including the potato
beetle. See Potato beetle. |
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CARABUS |
A genus of ground beetles, including numerous species.
They devour many injurious insects. |
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XYLOPHAGAN |
One of a tribe of beetles whose larvae bore or live in
wood. |
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XYLOPHILAN |
One of a tribe of beetles (Xylophili) whose larvae live
on decayed wood. |
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APHIDOPHAGOUS |
Feeding upon aphides, or plant lice, as do beetles
of the family Coccinellidae. |
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GOLIATH BEETLE |
Any species of Goliathus, a genus of very large and
handsome African beetles. |
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RHYNCHOPHORA |
A group of Coleoptera having a snoutlike head;
the snout beetles, curculios, or weevils. |
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REMIPED |
One of a group of aquatic beetles having tarsi adapted for
swimming. See Water beetle. |