carrion beetles
1carrion beetle — any of the beetles of the family Silphidae that feed on and deposit their eggs in carrion. [1810 20] * * * ▪ insect any of a group of beetles (insect order Coleoptera), most of which feed on the bodies of dead and decaying animals, thus… …
2Carrion (disambiguation) — Carrion may refer to:* Carrion, a carcass * Carrion beetle, a family of carnivirous beetles * Carrion/Apologies to Insect Life, a song by the band British Sea Power * Carrion Crow, a species of bird * Carrion (comics), a villain in Spider Man… …
3Carrion — For other uses, see Carrion (disambiguation). A Wedge tailed Eagle feasting on carrion (Kangaroo) in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Carrion (from the Latin caro , meaning meat ) refers to the carcass of a dead animal. Carrion is an… …
4carrion beetle — Necrophore Nec ro*phore, n. [Gr. nekro s a dead body + fe rein to bear.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of beetles of the genus {Necrophorus} and allied genera; called also {burying beetle}, {carrion beetle}, {sexton beetle}. [1913… …
5carrion beetle — noun : any of numerous beetles of the genera Necrophorus and Silpha (family Silphidae) that feed chiefly on dead animals though a few (as S. bituberosa) attack economic plants see spinach carrion beetle …
6American carrion beetle — Not to be confused with the endangered American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) in the same family. American Carrion Beetle Scientific classification Kingdom …
7American Carrion Beetle — Taxobox name = Necrophilia americana status = status system = image width = 200px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Coleoptera familia = Silphidae subfamilia = tribus = genus = Necrophilia species = N. americana… …
8Clodoveo Carrión Mora — Dr. Clodoveo Carrión, 1925. Clodoveo Carrión Mora (1883–1957) was a paleontologist and naturalist who is regarded as the most prolific and erudite natural scientist of Ecuador of the 20th century. Contents 1 Early …
9Beetle — Beetles redirects here. For the band, see The Beatles. For the car, see Volkswagen Beetle. This article is about the insect. For other uses, see Beetle (disambiguation). Beetle Temporal range: 318–0 Ma …
10coleopteran — /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 …
