Definition of Beetles. Meaning of Beetles. Synonyms of Beetles

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Definition of Beetles

Beetle
Beetle Bee"tle, n. [OE. bityl, bittle, AS. b[imac]tel, fr. b[imac]tan to bite. See Bite, v. t.] Any insect of the order Coleoptera, having four wings, the outer pair being stiff cases for covering the others when they are folded up. See Coleoptera. Beetle mite (Zo["o]l.), one of many species of mites, of the family Oribatid[ae], parasitic on beetles. Black beetle, the common large black cockroach (Blatta orientalis).

Meaning of Beetles from wikipedia

- communication purposes. Beetles typically have a particularly hard exoskeleton including the elytra, though some such as the rove beetles have very short elytra...
- large family of beetles, with over 35,000 species described. Most species are characterized by antennae as long as or longer than the beetle's body. A few...
- referred to as skin beetles. Other common names include larder beetle, hide or leather beetles, **** beetles, and khapra beetles. There are over 1,800...
- Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, the Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in...
- Hercules beetles, unicorn beetles or horn beetles. Over 1,500 species and 225 genera of rhinoceros beetles are known. Many rhinoceros beetles are well...
- Bombardier beetles are ground beetles (Carabidae) in the tribes Brachinini, Paussini, Ozaenini, or Metriini—more than 500 species altogether—which are...
- Stag beetles comprise the family Lucanidae. It has about 1,200 species of beetles in four subfamilies. Some species grow to over 12 centimetres (4+1⁄2...
- Look up black beetle in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Black Beetle may refer to: One of a number of beetles: Oriental ****roach (Blatta orientalis)...
- are approximately 2000 species of true water beetles native to lands throughout the world. Many water beetles carry an air bubble, called the elytra cavity...
- The rove beetles are a family (Staphylinidae) of beetles, primarily distinguished by their short elytra (wing covers) that typically leave more than half...