hister noun. ['hɪstǝ] L18.
[mod. Latin (see below) from Latin = actor (from the beetle's pretence of death when alarmed).]
Any of numerous small carnivorous or scavenging beetles of the family Histeridae; esp. any of the genus Hister. Also hister beetle.

■ histerid adjective & noun (a) adjective of or pertaining to the family Histeridae; (b) noun any beetle of this family: E20.

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