Definition of beetle Beetle
/biˈtʌl/ - [beetul] - bee•tle
We found 24 definitions of beetle from 8 different sources.
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What does beetle mean?
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NounPlural: beetles |
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| beetle - insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings | ||
| insect small air-breathing arthropod | ||
| coleoptera, order coleoptera beetles | ||
| tiger beetle active usually bright-colored beetle that preys on other insects | ||
| lady beetle, ladybeetle, ladybird, ladybird beetle, ladybug small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests | ||
| carabid beetle, ground beetle predacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insects | ||
| lightning bug, firefly nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs | ||
| long-horned beetle, longicorn, longicorn beetle long-bodied beetle having very long antennae | ||
| chrysomelid, leaf beetle brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves; larvae infest roots and stems | ||
| carpet beetle, carpet bug small beetle whose larvae are household pests feeding on woolen fabrics | ||
| clerid, clerid beetle predacious on other insects; usually brightly colored or metallic | ||
| lamellicorn beetle beetle having antennae with hard platelike terminal segments | ||
| elater, elaterid, elaterid beetle any of various widely distributed beetles | ||
| water beetle any of numerous aquatic beetles usually having a smooth oval body and flattened hind legs for swimming | ||
| whirligig beetle aquatic beetle that circles rapidly on the water surface | ||
| deathwatch beetle, xestobium rufovillosum, deathwatch bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death | ||
| weevil any of several families of mostly small beetles that feed on plants and plant products; especially snout beetles and seed beetles | ||
| blister beetle, meloid beetle that produces a secretion that blisters the skin | ||
| bark beetle small beetle that bores tunnels in the bark and wood of trees; related to weevils | ||
| rove beetle active beetle typically having predatory or scavenging habits | ||
| beetle - 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 | ||
| mallet | ||
| hammer the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway" | ||
| carpenter's mallet a short-handled mallet with a wooden head used to strike a chisel or wedge | ||
Verb |
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| beetle - beat with a beetle | ||
| beat come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" | ||
| beetle - fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle; "He beetled up the staircase"; "They beetled off home" | ||
| locomote, travel, move, go change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" | ||
| beetle - be suspended over or hang over; "This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town" | ||
| overhang | ||
| hang suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste; "hang the venison for a few days" | ||
Adjectivebeetle, beetler, beetlest |
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| beetle - jutting or overhanging; "beetle brows" | ||
| beetling | ||
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Wiktionary 
- beetle (Noun)
Any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest. - beetle (Noun)
A type of mallet with a large wooden head. - beetle (Verb)
To move away quickly, to scurry away. - beetle (Verb)
To loom over; to extend or jut. - beetle (Verb)
To beat with a heavy mallet. - beetle (Verb)
To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- beetle (v. t.)
A heavy mallet, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc. - beetle (v. t.)
A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; -- called also beetling machine. - beetle (v. t.)
To beat with a heavy mallet. - beetle (v. t.)
To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine; as, to beetle cotton goods. - beetle (v. t.)
Any insect of the order Coleoptera, having four wings, the outer pair being stiff cases for covering the others when they are folded up. See Coleoptera. - beetle (v. i.)
To extend over and beyond the base or support; to overhang; to jut.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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beetle
Any insect of the order Coleoptera, having biting mouthparts and forewings modified to form shell-like protective elytra.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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beetle
bē′tl, n. an order of insects technically known as Coleoptera, usually with four wings, the front pair forming hard and horny covers for those behind, which alone are used in flight.—The Black Beetle or cockroach is not a true beetle. [M.E. bityl—A.S. bitula, bitela, bÃtan, to bite.] -
beetle
bē′tl, n. a heavy wooden mallet used for driving wedges, crushing or beating down paving-stones, or the like: a wooden pestle-shaped utensil for mashing potatoes, beating linen, &c.—n. Bee′tle-head, a heavy, stupid fellow.—adj. Bee′tle-head′ed. [A.S. bÃetel; cog. with béatan, to beat.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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beetle
A shipwright's heavy mallet for driving the wedges called reeming irons, so as to open the seams in order to caulk. (See REEMING.)
Wikipedia 
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Beetles are a kind of insect. Biologists call all beetles as a group Coleoptera. There are 350,000 different kinds (species) of beetles. Beetles live almost everywhere, but not in the ocean or in places that are very cold, such as the North Pole or South Pole.
People sometimes call some beetles by other names. Fireflies (also called lightning bugs) are actually beetles; so are ladybirds or ladybugs, which scientists call lady beetles.
Beetle bodies.
Beetle bodies have the same three main parts as all insects have: the head, the thorax (the middle part), and the abdomen (the back part). On the head, beetles have antennae (feelers), eyes, and a mouth. The legs and wings of the beetle come out of the thorax. The abdomen of a beetle does not usually have special parts on the outside of it, but it has the beetle’s stomach and intestines inside. Like other insects, beetles are hard on the outside because of an exoskeleton, which is similar to bones on the outside of the body. Beetles have no bones inside them. The exoskeleton is made of hard plates, like pieces of armour.
Wings.
Beetles are different from other insects because of their wings. Beetles have four wings. The front pair (two wings) is hard and does not help the beetle to fly. The front wings cover the back of the beetle. The front wings also hide the back wings when the beetle is not flying. The back wings are used for flying. They are thin and need the front wings to protect them. Beetles must first lift the front wing
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