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Definition: Cleridae

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Beetles that prey on other insects.[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Date "Cleridae" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1849. (references)

Common Expressions: Cleridae

Expressions Definition
Family Cleridae Beetles that prey on other insects. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Extended Definition: Cleridae

Cleridae

Cleridae
Trogodendron fasciculatum
Trogodendron fasciculatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Cleroidea
Family: Cleridae
Latreille, 1802
Subfamilies

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Cleridae (common name: checkered beetles) are a family of beetles of the superfamily Cleroidea.They are predators of wood-boring insects, mainly other Coleoptera.

Subfamilies

Identification

  • Gerstmeier, R. Checkered Beetles: Illustrated Key to the Cleridae of the Western Palaearctic Text in English/German

8 col plates, 304 text figs, maps. 241pp.

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Translations: Cleridae

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Français petites vrillettes (Cleridae, Opilo domesticus L). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, Cleridae. (volunteer & more translations)
French petites vrillettes (Cleridae, Opilo domesticus L). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, Cleridae. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: Cleridae

Language Translations for “Cleridae” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Pig Latin Eridaeclay (Cleridae). Additional references: Pig Latin, Cleridae. (volunteer)
Terran B petites (Cleridae, Ditalini, ribblets). Additional references: Terran B, Cleridae. (volunteer)
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