beetle
Noun
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is a type of: insect - small air-breathing arthropodsubtypes:
- tiger beetle - active usually bright-colored beetle that preys on other insects
- lady beetle, ladybeetle, ladybird, ladybird beetle, ladybug - small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests
- carabid beetle, ground beetle - predacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insects
- firefly, lightning bug - nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs
- long-horned beetle, longicorn, longicorn beetle - long-bodied beetle having very long antennae
- chrysomelid, leaf beetle - brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves; larvae infest roots and stems
- carpet beetle, carpet bug - small beetle whose larvae are household pests feeding on woolen fabrics
- clerid, clerid beetle - predacious on other insects; usually brightly colored or metallic
- lamellicorn beetle - beetle having antennae with hard platelike terminal segments
- elater, elaterid, elaterid beetle - any of various widely distributed beetles
- water beetle - any of numerous aquatic beetles usually having a smooth oval body and flattened hind legs for swimming
- whirligig beetle - aquatic beetle that circles rapidly on the water surface
- deathwatch, deathwatch beetle, xestobium rufovillosum - bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death
- weevil - any of several families of mostly small beetles that feed on plants and plant products; especially snout beetles and seed beetles
- blister beetle, meloid - beetle that produces a secretion that blisters the skin
- bark beetle - small beetle that bores tunnels in the bark and wood of trees; related to weevils
- rove beetle - active beetle typically having predatory or scavenging habits
- anoplophora glabripennis, asian longhorned beetle - a beetle from China that has been found in the United States and is a threat to hardwood trees; lives inside the tree; no natural predators in the United States
belongs to: coleoptera, order coleoptera - beetles -
is a type of: hammer - a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by strikingsubtypes:
- carpenter's mallet - a short-handled mallet with a wooden head used to strike a chisel or wedge
- gavel - a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge
same as: mallet
Adjective
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similar to: protrusive - thrusting outwardsame as: beetling
Verb
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