English > beetle: 6 senses > noun 1, animal| Meaning | insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings. |
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| Member of | Coleoptera, order Coleoptera | beetles |
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| Narrower | Asian longhorned beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis | A beetle from China that has been found in the United States and is a threat to hardwood trees |
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| bark beetle | small beetle that bores tunnels in the bark and wood of trees |
| blister beetle, meloid | beetle that produces a secretion that blisters the skin |
| carpet beetle, carpet bug | small beetle whose larvae are household pests feeding on woolen fabrics |
| clerid beetle, clerid | predacious on other insects |
| deathwatch beetle, deathwatch, Xestobium rufovillosum | Bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death |
| elaterid beetle, elater, elaterid | Any of various widely distributed beetles |
| firefly, lightning bug | nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs |
| ground beetle, carabid beetle | predacious shining black or metallic terrestrial / terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insects |
| ladybug, ladybeetle, lady beetle, ladybird, ladybird beetle | small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests |
| lamellicorn beetle | beetle having antennae with hard platelike terminal segments |
| leaf beetle, chrysomelid | brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves |
| long-horned beetle, longicorn, longicorn beetle | long-bodied beetle having very long antennae |
| rove beetle | active beetle typically having predatory or scavenging habits |
| tiger beetle | active usually bright-colored beetle that preys on other insects |
| water beetle | Any of numerous aquatic beetles usually having a smooth oval body and flattened hind legs for swimming |
| weevil | Any of several families of mostly small beetles that feed on plants and plant products |
| whirligig beetle | aquatic beetle that circles rapidly on the water surface |
| Broader | insect | small air-breathing arthropod |
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| Spanish | coleoptera, coleóptero, coleópteros, escarabajo |
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| Catalan | coleòpter, escarabat |
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