Definition of beetle

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Beetle (v. t.) To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine; as, to beetle cotton goods..

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Coccinella :: Coccinella (n.) A genus of small beetles of many species. They and their larvae feed on aphids or plant lice, and hence are of great benefit to man. Also called ladybirds and ladybugs..
Sheath-winged :: Sheath-winged (a.) Having elytra, or wing cases, as a beetle..
Shard :: Shard (n.) The hard wing case of a beetle.
Scarabee :: Scarabee (n.) Any one of numerous species of lamellicorn beetles of the genus Scarabaeus, or family Scarabaeidae, especially the sacred, or Egyptian, species (Scarabaeus sacer, and S. Egyptiorum)..
Beetle :: Beetle (v. i.) To extend over and beyond the base or support; to overhang; to jut.
Clock :: Clock (n.) A large beetle, esp. the European dung beetle (Scarabaeus stercorarius)..
Water Beetle :: Water beetle () Any one of numerous species of aquatic beetles belonging to Dytiscus and allied genera of the family Dytiscidae, and to various genera of the family Hydrophilidae. These beetles swim with great agility, the fringed hind legs acting together like oars..
Chafer :: Chafer (n.) A kind of beetle; the cockchafer. The name is also applied to other species; as, the rose chafer..
Complicant :: Complicant (a.) Overlapping, as the elytra of certain beetles..
Securipalp :: Securipalp (n.) One of a family of beetles having the maxillary palpi terminating in a hatchet-shaped joint.
Curculio :: Curculio (n.) One of a large group of beetles (Rhynchophora) of many genera; -- called also weevils, snout beetles, billbeetles, and billbugs. Many of the species are very destructive, as the plum curculio, the corn, grain, and rice weevils, etc..
Long-horned :: Long-horned (a.) Having a long horn or horns; as, a long-horned goat, or cow; having long antennae, as certain beetles (Longicornia)..
Deathwatch :: Deathwatch (n.) A small beetle (Anobium tessellatum and other allied species). By forcibly striking its head against woodwork it makes a ticking sound, which is a call of the sexes to each other, but has been imagined by superstitious people to presage death..
Wireworm :: Wireworm (n.) One of the larvae of various species of snapping beetles, or elaters; -- so called from their slenderness and the uncommon hardness of the integument. Wireworms are sometimes very destructive to the roots of plants. Called also wire grub..
Beetle :: Beetle (v. t.) A heavy mallet, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc..
Click Beetle :: Click beetle () See Elater.
Cucujo :: Cucujo (n.) The fire beetle of Mexico and the West Indies.
Unicorn :: Unicorn (n.) Any large beetle having a hornlike prominence on the head or prothorax.
Pseudotetramera :: Pseudotetramera (n. pl.) A division of beetles having the fifth tarsal joint minute and obscure, so that there appear to be but four joints..
Sparkler :: Sparkler (n.) A tiger beetle.
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