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Sheath-winged :: Sheath-winged (a.) Having elytra, or wing cases, as a beetle..

Phyllophagan :: Phyllophagan (n.) One of a tribe of beetles which feed upon the leaves of plants, as the chafers..

Bullcomber :: Bullcomber (n.) A scaraboid beetle; esp. the Typhaeus vulgaris of Europe.

Grub :: Grub (n.) The larva of an insect, especially of a beetle; -- called also grubworm. See Illust. of Goldsmith beetle, under Goldsmith..

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

Clavicornes :: Clavicornes (n. pl.) A group of beetles having club-shaped antennae.

Suture :: Suture (n.) The line at which the elytra of a beetle meet and are sometimes confluent.

Trachelidan :: Trachelidan (n.) Any one of a tribe of beetles (Trachelides) which have the head supported on a pedicel. The oil beetles and the Cantharides are examples.

Hornbug :: Hornbug (n.) A large nocturnal beetle of the genus Lucanus (as L. capreolus, and L. dama), having long, curved upper jaws, resembling a sickle. The grubs are found in the trunks of old trees..

Necrophagan :: Necrophagan (n.) Any species of a tribe (Necrophaga) of beetles which, in the larval state, feed on carrion; a burying beetle..

Aphidophagous :: Aphidophagous (a.) Feeding upon aphides, or plant lice, as do beetles of the family Coccinellidae..

Beetle :: Beetle (v. t.) Any insect of the order Coleoptera, having four wings, the outer pair being stiff cases for covering the others when they are folded up. See Coleoptera..

Rutilian :: Rutilian (n.) Any species of lamellicorn beetles belonging to Rutila and allied genera, as the spotted grapevine beetle (Pelidnota punctata)..

Anthobian :: Anthobian (n.) A beetle which feeds on flowers.

Cucujo :: Cucujo (n.) The fire beetle of Mexico and the West Indies.

Scaraboid :: Scaraboid (n.) A scaraboid beetle.

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..

Carabus :: Carabus (n.) A genus of ground beetles, including numerous species. They devour many injurious insects..

Colorado Beetle :: Colorado beetle () A yellowish beetle (Doryphora decemlineata), with ten longitudinal, black, dorsal stripes. It has migrated eastwards from its original habitat in Colorado, and is very destructive to the potato plant; -- called also potato beetle and potato bug. See Potato beetle..

Beetle-browed :: Beetle-browed () Having prominent, overhanging brows; hence, lowering or sullen..

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