beetle
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.
Other meanings
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.
A type of mallet with a large wooden head, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.
A kind of
- insect
Kinds of beetle
- tiger beetle
- ladybug
- ground beetle
- firefly
- leaf beetle
- carpet beetle
- water beetle
- weevil
Word history
From Old English "bitula".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “beetle” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.