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Noun: rove beetle  rowv bee-t(u)l
  1. Active beetle typically having predatory or scavenging habits
    "Rove beetles scurried through the leaf litter, hunting for small insects"

Derived forms: rove beetles

Type of: beetle

Part of: family Staphylinidae, Staphylinidae

Encyclopedia: Rove beetle