clerid beetle

English Thesaurus

1. predacious on other insects; usually brightly colored or metallic (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	beetle,
definition	:	insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	bee beetle,
definition	:	European beetle; infests beehives (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	cleridae, family cleridae,
definition	:	beetles that prey on other insects (noun.animal)