staphylin
French, noun\sta.fi.lɛ̃\
staphylin is spelled S-T-A-P-H-Y-L-I-N (9 letters). Staphylin is a French masculine noun meaning “rove beetle (of genus Staphylinus)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Genre d’insectes de l’ordre des coléoptères”.
What does staphylin mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinerove beetle (of genus Staphylinus)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui a rapport, qui appartient à la luette, à l’uvule.
noun: 1. Genre d’insectes de l’ordre des coléoptères.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of staphylin
- staphylins plural
- staphyline singular feminine
- staphylines plural feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce staphylin?
- \sta.fi.lɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.