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单词 tiger beetle
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Definition of tiger beetle in English:

tiger beetle

noun
  • A fast-running predatory beetle which has spotted or striped wing cases and flies in sunshine. The larvae live in tunnels from which they snatch passing insect prey.

    Family Cicindelidae: Cicindela and other genera

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This tiger beetle, a common element of the forest fauna, is one of the largest in Trinidad.
    • It is unclear why the chiasmatic systems in other Coleoptera are evolutionarily less stable than the achiasmatic system in tiger beetles.
    • As an adult, the tiger beetle is one of the top insect predators on the beach.
    • The Ohlone tiger beetle, an insect that exists only in Santa Cruz County, California, received final protection as an endangered species on October 3.
    • Wilson briefly described a ‘waiting game’ between tiger beetles and their prey in which prey stopped moving when approached by the beetles.
 
 

Definition of tiger beetle in US English:

tiger beetle

nounˈtīɡər ˈbēdl
  • A fast-running predatory beetle which has spotted or striped wing cases and flies in sunshine. The larvae live in tunnels from which they snatch passing insect prey.

    Family Cicindelidae: Cicindela and other genera

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is unclear why the chiasmatic systems in other Coleoptera are evolutionarily less stable than the achiasmatic system in tiger beetles.
    • As an adult, the tiger beetle is one of the top insect predators on the beach.
    • Wilson briefly described a ‘waiting game’ between tiger beetles and their prey in which prey stopped moving when approached by the beetles.
    • The Ohlone tiger beetle, an insect that exists only in Santa Cruz County, California, received final protection as an endangered species on October 3.
    • This tiger beetle, a common element of the forest fauna, is one of the largest in Trinidad.
 
 
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