"clown beetle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: clown beetles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} clown beetle (plural clown beetles)
  1. Any beetle of the family Histeridae. Categories (lifeform): Beetles Synonyms: hister beetle
    Sense id: en-clown_beetle-en-noun-8Z56KB0~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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