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- US Pronunciation
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- [staf-uh-lin-id, -lahy-nid]
- /ˌstæf əˈlɪn ɪd, -ˈlaɪ nɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [staf-uh-lin-id, -lahy-nid]
- /ˌstæf əˈlɪn ɪd, -ˈlaɪ nɪd/
Definitions of staphylinid word
- noun staphylinid rove beetle. 1
- noun staphylinid any beetle of the family Staphylinidae, characterized by very short elytra and an elongated body 0
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Origin of staphylinid
First appearance:
before 1840 One of the 33% newest English words
1840-50; < New Latin Staphylinidae family name, equivalent to Staphylin(us) genus name (< Greek staphylînos kind of insect) + -idae -id2
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Parts of speech for Staphylinid
noun
adjective
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staphylinid popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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