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Meaning of tiger beetle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any active, carnivorous beetle (species) of the subfamily Cicindelinae.

Equivalents

Deutsch Sandlaufkäfer
Français cicindèle
Italiano cicindela
Polski trzyszcz
Русский жук-скаку́н
中文 虎甲

Examples

“Most tiger beetle larvae tunnel in the soil.”
“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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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