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beetle

212 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) beetle (noun)
  2. 2) beetle (verb)
  3. 3) beetle (noun)
  4. 4) beetle (adjective)
  5. 5) beetle (verb)
  6. beetle green (noun)
  7. beetle mite (noun)
  8. alder flea beetle (noun)
  9. alfalfa snout beetle (noun)
  10. ambrosia beetle (noun)
  11. argus tortoise beetle (noun)
  12. Asiatic beetle (noun)
  13. Asiatic garden beetle (noun)
  14. asparagus beetle (noun)
  15. Atlas beetle (noun)
  16. auger beetle (noun)
  17. bacon beetle (noun)
  18. bamboo powder-post beetle (noun)
  19. bark beetle (noun)
  20. bean beetle (noun)
  21. bean leaf beetle (noun)
  22. biscuit beetle (noun)
  23. black beetle (noun)
  24. black blister beetle (noun)
  25. black carpet beetle (noun)
  26. Black Hills beetle (noun)
  27. black turpentine beetle (noun)
  28. blister beetle (noun)
  29. bloody-nosed beetle (noun)
  30. bombardier beetle (noun)

1bee·tle

noun \ˈbē-təl\

Definition of BEETLE

1
: any of an order (Coleoptera) of insects having four wings of which the outer pair are modified into stiff elytra that protect the inner pair when at rest
2
: any of various insects resembling a beetle

Origin of BEETLE

Middle English betylle, from Old English bitula; akin to bītan to bite
First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Insect Terms

drone, entomology, gadfly, pismire, proboscis, vespine

Rhymes with BEETLE

betel, chaetal, fetal

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