Definition of beatle
1. beetle [ n ] 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 .
Synonyms beetle Related Terms 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 Coleoptera2. beetle [ a ] jutting or overhanging
Examples:
"beetle brows"
3. beetle [ v ] be suspended over or hang over
Examples:
"This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town"
4. beetle [ n ] 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 beetle Related Terms hammer mallet gavel5. beetle [ v ] fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle
Examples:
"He beetled up the staircase"
"They beetled off home"
6. beetle [ v ] beat with a beetle
Synonyms beetle Related Terms beatRhymes with
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