tiger beetle

English

Noun

tiger beetle (plural tiger beetles)

Any active, carnivorous beetle (species) of the subfamily Cicindelinae.
Most tiger beetle larvae tunnel in the soil.

Translations

any active, carnivorous beetle of the subfamily Cicindelinae

Finnish: hietakiitäjäinen
Irish: ciaróg thíograch f
Japanese: 斑猫 (ja) (はんみょう, hanmyō), ハンミョウ (ja) (hanmyō)

Maori: muremure, kūī, moeone
Russian: жук-скаку́н (ru) m (žuk-skakún)

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