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    CLERID BEETLE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Predacious on other insects; usually brightly colored or metallicplay

    Synonyms:

    clerid; clerid beetle

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("clerid beetle" is a kind of...):

    beetle (insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "clerid beetle"):

    bee beetle (European beetle; infests beehives)

    Holonyms ("clerid beetle" is a member of...):

    Cleridae; family Cleridae (beetles that prey on other insects)

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