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staphylinid, n. and a. Ent.|stæfɪˈlɪnɪd|
[ad. mod.L. Staphylīnidæ, f. Staphylīn-us a. Gr. σταϕυλῖνος a kind of insect (Aristotle), prob. f. σταϕυλή bunch of grapes: see -id.]
a. n. An insect belonging to the Staphylinidæ or rove-beetles, a coleopterous order of which the typical genus is Staphylinus.
b. adj. Belonging to the Staphylinidæ. Also staphyliˈnideous a.
1848Hardy in Proc. Berw. Nat. Club II. No. 6. 336 A Staphylinideous insect. 1891Century Dict., Staphylinid. 1925A. D. Imms Gen. Textbk. Entomol. iii. 481 Staphylinid larvæ are typically campodeiform. 1965B. E. Freeman tr. Vandel's Biospeleology xiii. 208 The staphylinids found in caves belong to three ecological categories. 1978Nature 16 Mar. 209/1 Among the many other examples are various species of staphylinid beetles that march with army ants. |