 beetle |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (zoology) insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings | |
| 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 Coleoptera | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] jutting or overhanging | |
| Synonyms: | beetling | |
| Examples: | "beetle brows" |
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| Related terms: | protrusive | |
| 3. | [ verb ] be suspended over or hang over | |
| Synonyms: | overhang | |
| Examples: | "This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town" |
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| 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" |
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| Related terms: | travel | |
| 6. | [ verb ] beat with a beetle | |
| Related terms: | beat | |
| Similar spelling: |
Bettle betel Betula bethel Beedle Bedell beadle Bethell |
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