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beetle
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?bi?t?l/
- (General American) IPA(key): [?bi???]
- Rhymes: -i?t?l
- Homophone: Beatle
Etymology 1
From Middle English bitle, bityl, bytylle, from Old English bitula, bitela, b?tel (“beetle”), from Proto-Germanic *bitulaz, *b?tilaz (“that which tends to bite, biter, beetle”), equivalent to bite +? -le. Cognate with Danish bille (“beetle”), Icelandic bitil, bitul (“a bite, bit”), Faroese bitil (“small piece, bittock”).
Alternative forms
- bittle, betel, bittil (all obsolete)
Noun
beetle (plural beetles)
- Any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest.
- (uncountable) A game of chance in which players attempt to complete a drawing of a beetle, different dice rolls allowing them to add the various body parts.
- 1944, Queen's Nurses' Magazine (volumes 33-35, page 12)
- Guessing competitions were tackled with much enthusiasm, followed by a beetle drive, and judging by the laughter, this was popular with all.
- 1944, Queen's Nurses' Magazine (volumes 33-35, page 12)
- Alternative letter-case form of Beetle (“car”)
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:beetle.
Synonyms
- (insect): bug (U.S. colloquial)
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
beetle (third-person singular simple present beetles, present participle beetling, simple past and past participle beetled)
- To move (away) quickly, to scurry away.
- He beetled off on his vacation.
- 1982, A Woman of No Importance (TV programme)
- I beetled across to our table, but no Pauline, no Mr Cresswell, no Mr Rudyard.
See also
- bug
- chafer
- firefly
- ladybird
- scarab
Etymology 2
From Middle English bitel-brouwed (“beetle-browed”). Possibly after beetle, from the fact that some beetles have bushy antennae.
Adjective
beetle (comparative more beetle, superlative most beetle)
- Protruding, jutting, overhanging. (As in beetle brows.)
Verb
beetle (third-person singular simple present beetles, present participle beetling, simple past and past participle beetled)
- To loom over; to extend or jut.
- The heavy chimney beetled over the thatched roof.
- 1822, William Wordsworth, In a Carriage, upon the Banks of the Rhin
- Each beetling rampart, and each tower sublime.
Etymology 3
From Middle English betel, from Old English b?etel, akin to b?atan (“to beat”).
Noun
beetle (plural beetles)
- A type of mallet with a large wooden head, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.
- A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; a beetling machine.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)
Translations
Verb
beetle (third-person singular simple present beetles, present participle beetling, simple past and past participle beetled)
- To beat with a heavy mallet.
- To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine.
- to beetle cotton goods
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hornbug
English
Wikispecies
Etymology
horn +? bug
Noun
hornbug (plural hornbugs)
- A large nocturnal beetle of the genus Lucanus, with long, curved upper jaws resembling a sickle, and whose grubs are found in the trunks of old trees.
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