Definition of
beetle has definitions from the field of zoology
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[ noun ] (zoology) insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings

Used in print

(B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)

The nest itself , the structure that in some cases housed about 2000 individuals when the season was at its peak , is now rapidly destroyed by the scavenging larvae of certain beetles and moths .

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insect ladybug leaf_beetle ground_beetle firefly whirligig_beetle weevil carpet_beetle clerid_beetle lamellicorn_beetle elaterid_beetle water_beetle deathwatch_beetle long-horned_beetle tiger_beetle blister_beetle bark_beetle rove_beetle anoplophora_glabripennis Coleoptera

2
[ adjective ] jutting or overhanging

Synonyms

beetling

Examples

"beetle brows"

Related terms

protrusive

3
[ verb ] be suspended over or hang over

Synonyms

overhang

Examples

"This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town"

Related terms

hang overhang

4
[ noun ] a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing

Synonyms

mallet

Related terms

hammer mallet gavel

5
[ verb ] fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle

Examples

"He beetled up the staircase" "They beetled off home"

Related terms

travel

6
[ verb ] beat with a beetle

Related terms

beat

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Rhymes with

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Phonetic and Homophones

B IY1 T AH0 L beatle

Similar Spelling

Bettle betel Betula bethel Beedle Bedell beadle Bethell

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