beetles

[ beet-l ]

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Synonyms for beetles

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Word Origin & History

type of insect, Old English bitela "beetle," literally "little biter," from bitel "biting," related to bitan "to bite" (see bite). As a nickname for the original Volkswagen car, 1946, translating German Käfer.

Example Sentences forbeetles

As we rose I determined to try the effect of my personality on the beetles.

The beetles offered no objection and Jim stood up beside me.

The great family of beetles is one of the most important in the insect world.

The same type of mouth as the grasshopper has will be found among the beetles.

We see it, if we compare the distribution of butterflies and beetles.

We see the same rule in the distribution of butterflies and beetles.

Butterflies, moths and beetles are examples of insects in this last stage.

The earliest of the beetles to emerge again feed on the fruit.

It was Jimmy Skunk, who was out looking for some beetles for his dinner.

And by the ditch he met several friends; beetles, all of them.