Beetle

Theme list: beetle with definitions

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FRONT	WORD	BACK	DEFINITION
—	BUG	S	[v. BUGGED, BUGGING, BUGS] · to annoy
O	DOR	EKMPRSY	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of species Geotrupes stercorarius of large European dung beetles that make a droning noise while flying.
—	DORR	S	[n. -S] · dor «a black European~ beetle» / ----- { dor dorbeetle dorbug dorr § dorbeetles dorbugs dorrs dors }
O	DORS	A	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of species Geotrupes stercorarius of large European dung beetles that make a droning noise while flying.
—	GRUB	S	[v. GRUBBED, GRUBBING, GRUBS] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] An insect, especially a beetle, at an immature stage of its life cycle.
S	MELL	S	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 6] A heavy hammer or beetle of metal or wood.
—	CLOCK	S	[v. -ED, -ING, -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 22] A large beetle, especially the European dung beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius).
—	DORRS	—	[n. -S] · dor «a black European~ beetle» / ----- { dor dorbeetle dorbug dorr § dorbeetles dorbugs dorrs dors }
—	BEETLE	DRS	[v. -TLED, -TLING, -TLES] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] 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.
—	CHAFER	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] Any of several scarab beetles, including the cockchafer, leaf chafer, and rose chafer.
—	CLERID	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A beetle in the family Cleridae.
—	DORBUG	S	[n. -S] · a dor «a black European~ beetle» / ----- { dor dorbeetle dorbug dorr § dorbeetles dorbugs dorrs dors }
R	ELATER	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] An elaterid, or click beetle.
—	MELOID	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any beetle of the taxonomic family Meloidae; a blister beetle.
—	SCARAB	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A beetle of the species Scarabaeus sacer, sacred to the ancient Egyptians.
—	WEEVIL	SY	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of many tens of thousands of species of herbivorous beetles, ranging in size from tiny to large, in the superfamily Curculionoidea, the most characteristic species having the head projecting in a distinctive snout with the mouthparts at the tip.
—	BEETLED	—	[v. -TLED, -TLING, -TLES] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] simple past and past participle of beetle
—	BEETLER	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A beetle (kind of mallet).
—	BEETLES	—	[v. -TLED, -TLING, -TLES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] plural of beetle
—	CADELLE	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Tenebroides mauritanicus, a beetle that is a common pest in storehouses and granaries.
—	CARABID	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of the family Carabidae, the ground beetles.
—	CARMINE	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A purplish-red pigment, made from dye obtained from the cochineal beetle; carminic acid or any of its derivatives.
—	CHAFERS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 4] Any of several scarab beetles, including the cockchafer, leaf chafer, and rose chafer.
—	CLERIDS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A beetle in the family Cleridae.
—	DORBUGS	—	[n. -S] · a dor «a black European~ beetle» / ----- { dor dorbeetle dorbug dorr § dorbeetles dorbugs dorrs dors }
R	ELATERS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 5] An elaterid, or click beetle.
—	FIREFLY	—	[n. -FLIES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any beetle of the family Lampyridae, which exhibit bioluminescence during twilight.
—	GOLDBUG	S	[n. -S] · a gold beetle
—	LADYBUG	S	[n. -S] · a small beetle / ----- { ladybird ladybug § ladybirds ladybugs }
—	MELOIDS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any beetle of the taxonomic family Meloidae; a blister beetle.
—	SCARABS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A beetle of the species Scarabaeus sacer, sacred to the ancient Egyptians.
—	VEDALIA	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Novius cardinalis (syns. Rodolia cardinalis, Vedalia cardinalis), a ladybird beetle endemic to Australia, but introduced to California and New Zealand to control Icerya purchasi (cottony cushion scale), a pest of citrus.
—	WEEVILS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of many tens of thousands of species of herbivorous beetles, ranging in size from tiny to large, in the superfamily Curculionoidea, the most characteristic species having the head projecting in a distinctive snout with the mouthparts at the tip.
—	WEEVILY	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of many tens of thousands of species of herbivorous beetles, ranging in size from tiny to large, in the superfamily Curculionoidea, the most characteristic species having the head projecting in a distinctive snout with the mouthparts at the tip.
—	BEETLERS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] plural of beetler
—	BEETLING	—	[v. -TLED, -TLING, -TLES] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] present participle and gerund of beetle
—	CADELLES	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Tenebroides mauritanicus, a beetle that is a common pest in storehouses and granaries.
—	CARABIDS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of the family Carabidae, the ground beetles.
—	ELATERID	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any member of the family Elateridae of click beetles.
—	ELYTROID	—	[n. -TRA] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Resembling a beetle's elytron (wingcase).
—	FIGEATER	S	[n. -S] · a large beetle
—	GLOWWORM	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The larva or wingless grub-like female of a beetle from the families Phengodidae or Lampyridae that gives out a green light from its abdomen.
—	GOLDBUGS	—	[n. -S] · a gold beetle
—	LADYBIRD	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of the Coccinellidae family of beetles, typically having a round shape and red or yellow spotted elytra.
—	LADYBUGS	—	[n. -S] · a small beetle / ----- { ladybird ladybug § ladybirds ladybugs }
—	LAMPYRID	S	[n. -S] · any of a family of beetles
—	MEALWORM	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The larval stage of the mealworm beetle (Tenebrio molitor), a species of darkling beetle.
—	PINCHBUG	S	[n. -S] · a large beetle
—	ROOTWORM	S	[n. -S] · a beetle whose larvae feed on the roots of crop plants
—	WEEVILED	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of many tens of thousands of species of herbivorous beetles, ranging in size from tiny to large, in the superfamily Curculionoidea, the most characteristic species having the head projecting in a distinctive snout with the mouthparts at the tip.
—	WEEVILLY	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of many tens of thousands of species of herbivorous beetles, ranging in size from tiny to large, in the superfamily Curculionoidea, the most characteristic species having the head projecting in a distinctive snout with the mouthparts at the tip.
—	WIREWORM	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The larva of the click beetle.
—	WOODWORM	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of many beetle larvae that bore into wood.
—	BUPRESTID	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of the many beetles of the family Buprestidae, which in the larval stage are destructive wood borers and as adults are often brightly coloured.
—	CANTHARIS	—	[n. -THARIDES] · © a beetle «Lytta, Cantharis, vesicatoria~», havin1g an elongated cylindrical body of a brilliant green color, and a nauseous odor; the blister fly or blister beetle, of the apothecary; -- also called Spanish~ fly
—	CLAVICORN	—	[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Having antennas shaped like clubs; used especially of the Clavicornes group of beetles
—	DERMESTID	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any beetle of the family Dermestidae, most of which are scavengers that feed on dry animal or plant material.
—	DORBEETLE	S	[n. -S] · © see 1st Dor / ----- { dor dorbeetle dorbug dorr § dorbeetles dorbugs dorrs dors }
—	ELATERIDS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any member of the family Elateridae of click beetles.
—	FIGEATERS	—	[n. -S] · a large beetle
—	LADYBIRDS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of the Coccinellidae family of beetles, typically having a round shape and red or yellow spotted elytra.
—	LAMPYRIDS	—	[n. -S] · any of a family of beetles
—	LONGICORN	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] Of or relating to the former taxonomic insect group Longicornia, encompassing numerous beetles with long antennae. Some are now classified as Cerambycidae (longhorn beetles).
—	MEALWORMS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] The larval stage of the mealworm beetle (Tenebrio molitor), a species of darkling beetle.
—	PINCHBUGS	—	[n. -S] · a large beetle
—	POTATOBUG	S	[n. -S] · Colorado beetle
—	ROOTWORMS	—	[n. -S] · a beetle whose larvae feed on the roots of crop plants
—	SCARABOID	—	[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Of or pertaining to the family Scarabaeidae, an extensive group which includes the Egyptian scarab, the tumbledung, and many similar lamellicorn beetles.
—	TUMBLEBUG	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A dung beetle.
—	WOODBORER	S	[n. -S] · any of various beetles of the families Anobiidae~, Buprestidae~, etc~, the larvae of which bore into and damage wood
—	BUPRESTIDS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of the many beetles of the family Buprestidae, which in the larval stage are destructive wood borers and as adults are often brightly coloured.
—	COCKCHAFER	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of the large European beetles from the genus Melolontha that are destructive to vegetation.
—	COLEOPTERA	N	[n.] · © an order of insects having the anterior pair of wings «elytra» hard and horny, and serving as coverings for the posterior pair, which are membranous, and folded transversely under the others when not in use. The mouth parts form two pairs of jaws «mandibles and maxillae» adapted for chewing. Most of the Coleoptera are known as beetles and weevils
—	COPROPHAGY	—	[n. -GIES] · Derivative of coprophagous «(esp~ of certain beetles) feeding on dung»
—	DEATHWATCH	—	[n. -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] A deathwatch beetle.
—	DERMESTIDS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any beetle of the family Dermestidae, most of which are scavengers that feed on dry animal or plant material.
—	POTATOBUGS	—	[n. -S] · Colorado beetle
—	SCARABAEID	S	[n. -S] Any beetle of the family Scarabaeidae~ (which includes stag- and…
—	WOODBORERS	—	[n. -S] · any of various beetles of the families Anobiidae~, Buprestidae~, etc~, the larvae of which bore into and damage wood
—	CANTHARIDES	—	[n. -THARIDES] [Wiktionary - Sense 2] Spanish fly; a vesicant extracted from the beetle, popularly held to have aphrodisiac properties.
—	CANTHARIDIN	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] A volatile organic compound secreted by blister beetles.
—	CHRYSOMELID	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any leaf beetle of the family Chrysomelidae.
—	COCKCHAFERS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of the large European beetles from the genus Melolontha that are destructive to vegetation.
—	COLEOPTERAN	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any insect of the order Coleoptera; includes the beetles, weevils and fireflies
—	LAMELLICORN	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] A scarabaeid beetle with such antennae, in the obsolete taxon Lamellicornia.
—	STAPHYLINID	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of the beetle family Staphylinidae, the rove beetles.
—	TENEBRIONID	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any member of family Tenebrionidae of darkling beetles.
—	CHRYSOMELIDS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any leaf beetle of the family Chrysomelidae.
—	COLEOPTERIST	S	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] One who studies beetles.
—	COLEOPTEROUS	—	[a.] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Of or pertaining to beetles of the order Coleoptera.
—	COPROPHAGIES	—	[n. -GIES] · Derivative of coprophagous «(esp~ of certain beetles) feeding on dung»
—	DEATHWATCHES	—	[n. -ES] [Wiktionary - Sense 3] A deathwatch beetle.
—	STAPHYLINIDS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any of the beetle family Staphylinidae, the rove beetles.
—	TENEBRIONIDS	—	[n. -S] [Wiktionary - Sense 1] Any member of family Tenebrionidae of darkling beetles.

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