beetles

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plural of beetle
coleoptera
Colorado beetles
plural form of Colorado beetle
Hercules beetles
plural form of Hercules beetle
beetle
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
A type of mallet with a large wooden head
beetle
Nickname of two models of car made by Volkswagen
beetle
To move away quickly, to scurry away

He beetled off on his vacation.

black carpet beetles
plural form of black carpet beetle
bombardier beetles
plural form of bombardier beetle
cardinal beetles
plural form of cardinal beetle
click beetles
plural form of click beetle
death-watch beetles
plural form of death-watch beetle
deathwatch beetles
plural form of deathwatch beetle
dung beetles
plural form of dung beetle
fur beetles
plural form of fur beetle
lady beetles
plural form of lady beetle
lantern beetles
plural form of lantern beetle
leaf beetles
plural form of leaf beetle
orange blister beetles
plural form of orange blister beetle
potato beetles
plural form of potato beetle
rhinoceros beetles
plural form of rhinoceros beetle
rove beetles
plural form of rove beetle
snout beetles
plural form of snout beetle
soldier beetles
plural form of soldier beetle
spotted cucumber beetles
plural form of spotted cucumber beetle
stag beetles
plural form of stag beetle
tiger beetles
plural form of tiger beetle
water beetles
plural form of water beetle
whirligig beetles
plural form of whirligig beetle
beetle
{v} to jut out, hang over, project, swell
beetle
{n} a large heavy mallet, rammer, insect
beetle
A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; called also beetling machine
beetle
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
A heavy mallet, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc
beetle
jutting or overhanging; "beetle brows"
beetle
{f} go somewhere quickly; move like a beetle, move forward, make one's way; scurry (British usage); ram or crush a beetle
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
beetle
be suspended over or hang over; "This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town"
beetle
A beetle is an insect with a hard covering to its body. Bug a small car made by Volkswagen which has a high, rounded top. It was first produced in the 1930s. to go somewhere quickly and leaning forward = scurry. Any of at least 250,000 species of insects constituting the order Coleoptera (the largest order in the animal kingdom), characterized by special forewings, called elytra, which are modified into hardened covers over a second pair of functional wings. Beetles occur in almost all environments except Antarctica and the peaks of the highest mountains. Temperate zones have fewer beetle species than the tropics but in greater numbers. The smallest species are less than 0.04 in. (1 mm) long; the largest can exceed 8 in. (20 cm). Most beetles eat either other animals or plants; some eat decaying matter. Some species destroy crops, timber, and textiles and spread parasitic worms and diseases. Others are valuable predators of insect pests. Some beetles are known by other common names (e.g., borer, chafer, curculio, firefly, weevil). Beetles are preyed on by other insects and by bats, swifts, and frogs. ladybird beetle snout beetle bark beetle blister beetle Colorado potato beetle cucumber beetle deathwatch beetle dermestid beetle dung beetle flea beetle Japanese beetle June beetle May beetle potato beetle scarab beetle tiger beetle
beetle
To beat with a heavy mallet
beetle
To loom over
beetle
insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
beetle
fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle; "He beetled up the staircase"; "They beetled off home"
beetle
{s} overhanging; projecting, bulging
beetle
Any insect of the order Coleoptera, having four wings, the outer pair being stiff cases for covering the others when they are folded up
beetle
{i} small insect; hammer, maul
beetle
To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine; as, to beetle cotton goods
beetle
beat with a beetle
beetle
insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings beat with a beetle fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle; "He beetled up the staircase"; "They beetled off home"
beetle
jutting or overhanging; "beetle brows
beetle
To extend over and beyond the base or support; to overhang; to jut
beetle
{i} chafer
carabid beetles
type of beetle, type of insect
Turkish - English

Definition of beetles in Turkish English dictionary

beetle
beetle
beetles

    Turkish pronunciation

    bitılz

    Pronunciation

    /ˈbētəlz/ /ˈbiːtəlz/

    Etymology

    [ 'bE-t&l ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English betylle, from Old English bitula; akin to bItan to bite.
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