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1beetle-head — n. Simpleton, fool. See dunce …
2Beetle (game) — Beetle is a British party game in which one draws a beetle in parts. The game may be played solely with pen, paper and a die or using a commercial game set, some of which contain custom scorepads and dice and others which contain pieces which… …
3Beetle-headed — Bee tle head ed, a. Dull; stupid. Shak. [1913 Webster] …
4Beetle — Beetles redirects here. For the band, see The Beatles. For the car, see Volkswagen Beetle. This article is about the insect. For other uses, see Beetle (disambiguation). Beetle Temporal range: 318–0 Ma …
5Beetle Bailey — Infobox Comic strip title= Beetle Bailey creator= Mort Walker current= status= Running syndicate= King Features Syndicate comictype= print genre= Humor first=September 4, 1950 last= Beetle Bailey (begun on September 4, 1950) is a comic strip set… …
6Beetle Cat — A Beetle Cat is a 12 4 catboat first built in 1920 in New Bedford, Massachusetts by members of the Beetle family. Over 4,000 have been built. Beetle, Inc., now in Wareham, Massachusetts, is the sole builder of Beetle Cat boats. Famous owners… …
7beetle — 1. n. & v. n. 1 any insect of the order Coleoptera, with modified front wings forming hard protective cases closing over the back wings. 2 colloq. any similar, usu. black, insect. 3 sl. a type of compact rounded Volkswagen saloon car. 4 a dice… …
8beetle — 1. noun a) Any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest. b) A type of mallet with a large wooden head. Syn: bug 2. verb …
9beetle browed — Meaning With a furrowed brow or worried expression. Origin Beetles have prominent head casings that give the appearance of a prominent forehead …
10rhinoceros beetle — any of several scarabaeid beetles, esp. of the genus Dynastes, which comprises the largest beetles, characterized by one or more horns on the head and prothorax. Also called dynastid. [1675 85] * * * ▪ insect subfamily also called elephant… …
