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Beetle Brow :: Beetle brow () An overhanging brow.

Malacoderm :: Malacoderm (n.) One of a tribe of beetles (Malacodermata), with a soft and flexible body, as the fireflies..

Carabid :: Carabid (n.) One of the Carabidae, a family of active insectivorous beetles..

Heteromerous :: Heteromerous (a.) Having five tarsal joints in the anterior and middle legs, but only four in the posterior pair, as the blister beetles and oil beetles..

Necrophore :: Necrophore (n.) Any one of numerous species of beetles of the genus Necrophorus and allied genera; -- called also burying beetle, carrion beetle, sexton beetle..

Saprophagan :: Saprophagan (n.) One of a tribe of beetles which feed upon decaying animal and vegetable substances; a carrion beetle.

Beetle :: Beetle (v. t.) A heavy mallet, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc..

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..

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..

Cockchafer :: Cockchafer (n.) A beetle of the genus Melolontha (esp. M. vulgaris) and allied genera; -- called also May bug, chafer, or dorbeetle..

Palpicorn :: Palpicorn (n.) One of a group of aquatic beetles (Palpicornia) having short club-shaped antennae, and long maxillary palpi..

Mall :: Mall (n.) A large heavy wooden beetle; a mallet for driving anything with force; a maul.

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..

Billbeetle :: Billbeetle (n.) Alt. of Billbu.

Fly-case :: Fly-case (n.) The covering of an insect, esp. the elytra of beetles..

Bullhead :: Bullhead (n.) The black-bellied plover (Squatarola helvetica); -- called also beetlehead.

Snapper :: Snapper (n.) A snap beetle.

Firefly :: Firefly (n.) Any luminous winged insect, esp. luminous beetles of the family Lampyridae..

Elytroid :: Elytroid (a.) Resembling a beetle's wing case.

Remiped :: Remiped (n.) One of a group of aquatic beetles having tarsi adapted for swimming. See Water beetle.

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