- family Cicindelidae
- nountiger beetles• Syn: ↑Cicindelidae• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family• Member Holonyms: ↑Coleoptera, ↑order Coleoptera• Member Meronyms: ↑tiger beetle
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family Cicindelidae
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Cicindelidae — noun tiger beetles • Syn: ↑family Cicindelidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Coleoptera, ↑order Coleoptera • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
arthropod family — noun any of the arthropods • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑Phalangiidae, ↑family Phalangiidae, ↑Argiopidae, ↑family Argiopidae, ↑orb weaver, ↑Theridiidae, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Tiger beetle — Lophyra sp in Tanzania Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
coleopteran — /koh lee op teuhr euhn, kol ee /, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the order Coleoptera. n. 2. a beetle. [1840 50; COLEOPTER(A) + AN] * * * ▪ insect Introduction any member of the insect order Coleoptera, consisting of the beetles and weevils … Universalium
Coleoptera — noun beetles • Syn: ↑order Coleoptera • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Insecta, ↑class Insecta, ↑Hexapoda, ↑class Hexapoda … Useful english dictionary
order Coleoptera — noun beetles • Syn: ↑Coleoptera • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Insecta, ↑class Insecta, ↑Hexapoda, ↑class Hexapoda … Useful english dictionary
tiger beetle — any of numerous active, usually brightly colored beetles, of the family Cicindelidae, that prey on other insects. [1820 30] * * * Any of some 2,000 species (family Cicindelidae) of voracious beetles, found worldwide but mostly in the tropics and… … Universalium
tiger beetle — noun active usually bright colored beetle that preys on other insects • Hypernyms: ↑beetle • Member Holonyms: ↑Cicindelidae, ↑family Cicindelidae … Useful english dictionary
tiger — n. 1 a large Asian flesh eating feline, Panthera tigris, having a yellow brown coat with black stripes. 2 a fierce, energetic, or formidable person. Phrases and idioms: tiger beetle any flesh eating beetle of the family Cicindelidae, with spotted … Useful english dictionary
tiger beetle — noun Date: 1826 any of numerous active carnivorous beetles (family Cicindelidae) having larvae that tunnel in the soil … New Collegiate Dictionary
