rove : Idioms & Phrases

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Rove beetle

  • noun active beetle typically having predatory or scavenging habits
WordNet
  • (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of beetles of the family Staphylinidæ, having short elytra beneath which the wings are folded transversely. They are rapid runners, and seldom fly.
Webster 1913

sea-roving

Sea"-rov"ing
Definitions
  1. , a. Cruising at random on the ocean.
Webster 1913