Beetle — synonyms, definition

1. beetle (Noun)

15 synonyms

ant bee bug butterfly creepy crawler fly hornet insect mallet mosquito moth pest praying mantis stinkbug vermin

2 definitions

beetle (Noun) — Insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings.

beetle (Noun) — 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.

2 types of

hammer insect

37 types

Anoplophora glabripennis Asian longhorned beetle Xestobium rufovillosum bark beetle blister beetle carabid beetle carpenter's mallet carpet beetle carpet bug chrysomelid clerid clerid beetle deathwatch deathwatch beetle elater elaterid elaterid beetle firefly gavel ground beetle • • •

2 parts of

Coleoptera order Coleoptera

2. beetle (Verb)

5 synonyms

jut out overhang project over protrude stick out

3 definitions

beetle (Verb) — Be suspended over or hang over. ex. "This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town"

beetle (Verb) — Fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle. ex. "He beetled up the staircase" ex. "They beetled off home"

beetle (Verb) — Beat with a beetle.

6 types of

beat go hang locomote move travel

3. beetle (Adjective)

1 synonym

beetling

1 definition

beetle (Adjective) — Jutting or overhanging. ex. "beetle brows"