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carrion beetle

car·ri·on bee·tle
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kar-ee-uh n beet-l]
    • /ˈkær i ən ˈbit l/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kar-ee-uh n beet-l]
    • /ˈkær i ən ˈbit l/

Definitions of carrion beetle words

  • noun carrion beetle any beetle of the family Silphidae that track carrion by a keen sense of smell 3
  • noun carrion beetle any of the beetles of the family Silphidae that feed on and deposit their eggs in carrion. 1
  • noun carrion beetle sexton beetle; necrophore. 0
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Origin of carrion beetle

First appearance:

before 1810
One of the 40% newest English words
First recorded in 1810-20

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Parts of speech for Carrion beetle

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carrion beetle popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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