What is a species of rove beetle; -- so called from its habit of elevating the tail called?
cocktail — (Zoöl.) A species of rove beetle; -- so called from its habit of elevating the tail. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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