beetle
IPA: bˈitʌɫ
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.
- (uncountable) A game of chance in which players attempt to complete a drawing of a beetle, different dice rolls allowing them to add the various body parts.
- A type of mallet with a large wooden head, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.
- A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; a beetling machine.
- (UK, Australia, New Zealand) A small car, the Volkswagen Beetle (original version made 1938–2003, similar models made 1997–2010 and since 2011).
- Alternative letter-case form of Beetle (“car”) [(UK, Australia, New Zealand) A small car, the Volkswagen Beetle (original version made 1938–2003, similar models made 1997–2010 and since 2011).]
verb
- To move (away) quickly, to scurry away.
- To loom over; to extend or jut.
- To beat with a heavy mallet.
- To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine.
adjective
- Protruding, jutting, overhanging.
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Examples of "beetle" in Sentences
- The bark beetle is eating the spruce forests of Alaska.
- At this time, most of the beetles are in the larval stage.
- The tree in which the beetles infest is the lodgepole pine.
- The highest diversity of ambrosia beetles is in the tropics.
- The beetles digestive system is known as an alimentary canal.
- Most of the beetles of this subfamily feed exclusively on dung.
- As compared to the larder beetle, they are reddish brown to black in color.
- The drugstore beetle is an important storage pest, as is the Cigarette beetle.
- The beetle species Popillia japonica is commonly known as the Japanese beetle.
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