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.
- 2022 May 14, Ted C. MacRae, Cupressaceae‎:
  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.

Derived terms

Carolina metallic tiger beetle

Translations

any active, carnivorous beetle of the subfamily Cicindelinae

Arabic: الخنفساء النمرية
Chinese: 虎甲
Finnish: hietakiitäjäinen
French: cicindèle (fr)
German: Sandlaufkäfer
Indonesian: kumbang macan
Irish: ciaróg thíograch f
Italian: cicindela
Japanese: 斑猫 (ja) (はんみょう, hanmyō), ハンミョウ (ja) (hanmyō)
Malay: kumbang harimau
Maori: muremure, kūī, moeone
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
Russian: жук-скаку́н (ru) m (žuk-skakún)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can

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