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Diving beetle is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DIVING BEETLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

diving beetle

Dytiscidae

Dytiscidae – based on the Greek dytikos, "able to dive" – are the predaceous diving beetles, a family of water beetles. They are about 25 mm long on average, though there is much variation between species. Dytiscus latissimus, the largest, can grow up to 45 mm long. Most are dark brown, blackish or dark olive in color with golden highlights in some subfamilies. They have short, but sharp mandibles. Immediately upon biting they deliver digestive enzymes. The larvae are commonly known as water tigers. The family has not been comprehensively cataloged since 1920, but is estimated to include about 4,000 species in over 160 genera.

Definition of diving beetle in the English dictionary

The definition of diving beetle in the dictionary is any of the aquatic predatory beetles of the widely distributed family Dytiscidae, characterized by flattened hindlegs adapted for swimming and diving.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE DIVING BEETLE

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Synonyms and antonyms of diving beetle in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «diving beetle» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIVING BEETLE

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The translations of diving beetle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «diving beetle» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

潜水甲虫
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

escarabajo de buceo
570 millions of speakers

English

diving beetle
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डाइविंग बीटल
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

خنفساء الغوص
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дайвинг жук
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

besouro de mergulho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডাইভিং বিটল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

scarabée de plongée
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kumbang menyelam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tauchkäfer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ゲンゴロウ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

다이빙 딱정벌레
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyelehake beetle
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

lặn bọ cánh cứng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டைவிங் வண்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डायविंग बीटल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dalış böceği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scarabeo di immersione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chrząszcz nurkowania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дайвінг жук
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

gândac de scufundări
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκαθάρι καταδύσεις
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

duik Beetle
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

dykning skalbagge
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dykking bille
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIVING BEETLE»

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Diving Beetles: Underwater Insect Predators
Photographs and text introduce children to diving beetles, describing their physical characteristics, behavior, the skills that allow them to breath underwater, and their place in nature's food chain.
Sandra Markle, 2008
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1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals
... rumppi Death Valley Agabus Diving Beetle Aglymbus bimaculatus Aglymbus bromeliarum Colymbetes piceus Deronectes costipennis Deronectes wewalkai Desmopachria conchramis Fig Seed Diving Beetle Dytiscus lapponicus disjunctus ...
Jonathan Baillie, Brian Groombridge, 1996
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Insects of the Great Lakes Region
The fimbriolate predaceous diving beetle, Cybister fimbrio- latus (Say), is large ( 30-33 mm) and dark brown or blackish with a greenish tinge. The front of the head, the sides of the pronotum, and the sides of the elytra are margined in yellow.
Gary A. Dunn, 1996
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1990 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals
... Agabus Diving Beetle Fig Seed Diving Beetle Texas Cave Beetle Elusive Diving Beetle Folkert's Diving Beetle Woolly Diving Beetle Leech's Skyline Diving Beetle Spangler 's Diving Beetle Sulphur Springs Diving 1 Utah Diving Beetle Mono ...
‎1990
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The Diving Beetle
Describes in text and photographs the life cycle, behavior and natural habitat of the diving beetle.
Hidetomo Oda, Hidekazu Kubo, 1986
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Field Guide to Beetles of California
27) is the most widespread species of predaceous diving beetle in California and is found throughout western North America. It prefers scavenging and hunting among vegetation and plant debris or on mineral deposits in quiet areas of small,  ...
Arthur V. Evans, James N. Hogue, 2006
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Insects and Spiders of the World
A male (right) and female (left) European great diving beetle. The hind legs are hairy to help the beetles push themselves through the water. SEE ALSO Beetle Carrion beetle Soldier beetle Water beetle Water bug A A newly hatched great ...
‎2003
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Science in the Garden: Science Activities for 7-10 Year Olds
Drawing a scientific sketch ofa diving beetle using symmetry • and labelling and colouring it accurately. Recognising that the drawing represents one type of beetle (the • diving beetle or cybister tripunctatus) and understanding that animals ...
Lisa Burke, Lisa Craig, 2010
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A Guide to Aquatic Insects and Crustaceans
Predaceous diving beetle larvae are distinguished by: • six jointed legs. q a segmented body with a constriction or narrow collar behind the head. q an abdomen that may have filaments extending from the sides and end of the abdomen, but ...
Kami Watson-Ferguson, Cindy Han, Jason McGarvey, 2006
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Freshwater Fishing Tips and Techniques
Water Beetles (Hemiptera) Great Diving Beetle Great diving beetles are approximately an inch long and are olive brown in color. They eat other aquatic animals like tadpoles, snails, and insects. The larva of the diving beetle is considered one ...
Gene Kugach, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIVING BEETLE»

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Ripples from the Dunes: Pond dipping full of surprises
The predaceous diving beetle larva hunts by wading in the water, jaws open, and waiting for prey to come so it can strike. They strike quickly ... «Herald Times Reporter, Jun 15»
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Eye on Nature: Your notes and queries
They were the voracious larvae of the great diving beetle. They would have eaten any tadpoles in the pond. We found a dead swift in our ... «Irish Times, Jun 15»
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Science: Skeleton shows leprosy came to England earlier than first …
Science: Skeleton shows leprosy came to England earlier than first thought; diving beetle discovered in Africa has no relatives nearby ... «Buffalo News, Jun 15»
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Seven New Species Of Tiny, Bright Colored Frogs Discovered In …
New Diving Beetle An 'Evolutionary Relic,' Scientists Say · New Species Of Tiny Dragons Found In Andes Of Peru, Ecuador. Sponsored From ... «International Business Times, Jun 15»
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Environmental education teacher Jean Knight introduces one last …
... in the distance, students netted a bounty of dragon flies, damsel flies, shrimp, snails, water scorpions and a predaceous diving beetle. «Tampabay.com, Jun 15»
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New Diving Beetle Species: Capelatus Prykei Unearthed In Cape …
Capelatus prykei (pictured) has such unique feet, wing cases, size and genitalia that scientists placed the diving beetle in its own genus. «International Business Times, May 15»
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Diving beetles are voracious predators
It turned out to be the adult form of a predaceous diving beetle - a beetle I had always associated with the water (the diving part of its name ... «Seacoastonline.com, May 15»
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A skin-deep dinosaur issue
The diving beetle, Capelatus prykei, is about two-fifths of an inch long – large compared with other diving beetles. Although diving beetles are ... «Deccan Herald, May 15»
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Beetle Found, No Sign of Relatives
The diving beetle, Capelatus prykei, is about two-fifths of an inch long — large compared with other diving beetles. Although diving beetles are ... «New York Times, May 15»
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New Genus and Species of Diving Beetle Discovered in South Africa
“Capelatus prykei immediately looks odd, quite unlike any previously known diving beetle,” said Dr. David Bilton, one of the coauthors. “It's fairly ... «Entomology Today, May 15»

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