tiger beetle
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Noun[edit]
tiger beetle (plural tiger beetles)
- Any active, carnivorous beetle (species) of the subfamily Cicindelinae.
- Most tiger beetle larvae tunnel in the soil.
- 2022 May 14, Ted C. MacRae, Cupressaceae[1]:
- I also noticed a couple of tiger beetle larval burrows in the hard-packed sandy soil and found a long, thin plant stem to “fish” the larvae out.
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any active, carnivorous beetle of the subfamily Cicindelinae
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