sb. and a. Ent. [ad. mod.L. Staphylīnidæ, f. Staphylīn-us a. Gr. σταφυλῖνος a kind of insect (Aristotle), prob. f. σταφυλή bunch of grapes: see -ID.] a. sb. An insect belonging to the Staphylinidæ or rove-beetles, a coleopterous order of which the typical genus is Staphylinus. b. adj. Belonging to the Staphylinidæ. Also Staphylinideous a.
1848. Hardy, in Proc. Berw. Nat. Club, II. No. 6. 336. A Staphylinideous insect.
1891. Century Dict., Staphylinid.
