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beetling

Variant of beetle

beetle definition

bee·tle (bēt′'l)

noun

  1. any of a large order (Coleoptera) of insects, including weevils, with biting mouthparts and hard front wings (elytra) that cover the membranous hind wings when the hind wings are folded
  2. any insect resembling a beetle

Etymology: ME bitil < OE bitela < bītan, bite

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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