beetle 6 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun • insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
• a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing
adjective satellite • jutting or overhanging
verb • be suspended over or hang over
• fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle
• beat with a beetle
dorbeetle 9 3 noun n noun • Old World dung beetle that flies with a droning sound
leetle 6 2 adjective adj
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asiatic beetle 13 5 noun, adjective n, adj noun • introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses
bark beetle 10 2 noun n noun • small beetle that bores tunnels in the bark and wood of trees; related to weevils
bean beetle 10 3 noun n noun • introduced into the United States from Mexico; feeds on the foliage of the bean plant
bee beetle 9 2 noun n noun • European beetle; infests beehives
black carpet beetle 17 5 noun n noun • a carpet beetle that is solid black in color
blister beetle 13 3 noun n noun • beetle that produces a secretion that blisters the skin
bombardier beetle 16 5 noun n noun • beetle that ejects audibly a pungent vapor when disturbed
carabid beetle 13 5 noun n noun • predacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insects
carpet beetle 12 3 noun n noun • small beetle whose larvae are household pests feeding on woolen fabrics
clerid beetle 12 4 noun n noun • predacious on other insects; usually brightly colored or metallic
click beetle 11 2 noun n noun • able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound
colorado beetle 14 5 noun, adjective n, adj noun • black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide
darkling beetle 14 4 noun n noun • sluggish hard-bodied black terrestrial weevil whose larvae feed on e.g. decaying plant material or grain
deathwatch beetle 16 4 noun n noun • bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death
dung beetle 10 2 noun n noun • any of numerous beetles that roll balls of dung on which they feed and in which they lay eggs
dutch-elm beetle 14 4 noun n noun • a vector of the fungus causing Dutch elm disease
elaterid beetle 14 6 noun n noun • any of various widely distributed beetles
fire beetle 10 4 noun n noun • tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots
flea beetle 10 2 noun n noun • any small leaf beetle having enlarged hind legs and capable of jumping
flour beetle 11 3 noun n noun • an insect that infests flour and stored grains
green june beetle 15 5 noun n noun • large greenish June beetle of southern United States
ground beetle 12 2 noun n noun • predacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insects
japanese beetle 14 4 noun n noun • small metallic green and brown beetle native to eastern Asia; serious plant pest in North America
june beetle 10 4 noun n noun • any of various large usually brown North American leaf-eating beetles common in late spring; the larvae feed on roots of grasses etc.
lady beetle 10 4 noun n noun • small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests
ladybeetle 10 4 noun n noun • small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests
ladybird beetle 14 5 noun n noun • small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests
lamellicorn beetle 17 6 noun n noun • beetle having antennae with hard platelike terminal segments
leaf beetle 10 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun • brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves; larvae infest roots and stems
long-horned beetle 16 2 noun n noun • long-bodied beetle having very long antennae
longicorn beetle 15 5 noun n noun • long-bodied beetle having very long antennae
may beetle 9 2 noun n noun • any of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult
• any of various large usually brown North American leaf-eating beetles common in late spring; the larvae feed on roots of grasses etc.
melolonthid beetle 17 6 noun n noun • any of various beetles of the family (or subfamily) Melolonthidae
mexican bean beetle 17 6 noun n noun • introduced into the United States from Mexico; feeds on the foliage of the bean plant
oil beetle 9 2 noun n noun • any of various beetles that exude an oily substance from the leg joints that deters enemies
oriental beetle 14 5 noun n noun • introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses
potato beetle 12 4 noun n noun • black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide
rhinoceros beetle 16 5 noun n noun • any of various large chiefly tropical beetles having horns on the head; pest on coconuts
rose beetle 10 4 noun n noun • a common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. roses
rove beetle 10 2 noun n noun • active beetle typically having predatory or scavenging habits
sawyer beetle 12 5 noun n noun • any of several beetles whose larvae bore holes in dead or dying trees especially conifers
scarabaeid beetle 16 6 noun n noun • any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes
searcher beetle 14 4 noun n noun • large metallic blue-green beetle that preys on caterpillars; found in North America
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