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Image:Goliath beetle.jpg|thumb|right|A beetle.
English
Etymology
Late ME. bityl < OE. bitela �biting�.
Pronunciation
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:rhymes|i�t�l
Homophones
Beatle
Noun
en-noun
- 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.
- A type of mallet with a large wooden head.
- Nickname of two models of car made by w:Volkswagen|Volkswagen.
Synonyms
bug<!--capitalised in car sense?--> italbrac|U.S. colloquial
Derived terms
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beetle-browed
Christmas beetle
click beetle
Colorado beetle
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deathwatch beetle
dung beetle
lady beetle
rhinoceros beetle
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rove beetle
stag beetle
water beetle
whirligig beetle
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Translations
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Arabic: ARchar|خ��ساء (khunfusá�) m
Aragonese: escarabaxo m
Breton: c'hwil m, c'hwiled p
Catalan: escarabat m
Czech: brouk m
Danish: bille g|Danish
Dutch: kever m
Estonian: mardikas
Finnish: kuoriainen, koppakuoriainen
French: scarabée m
German: Käfer m
Greek: �καθά�ι n
Hungarian: bogár
Icelandic: bjalla f
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Indonesian: kumbang
Italian: scarafaggio m, scarabeo m
Japanese: �� (k�chū)
Latin: coleopterum n
Latvian: vabole f
Lithuanian: vãbalas g|Lithuanian
Maltese: ħanfusa f
Mongolian: �о� (tsokh)
Norwegian: bille m
Polish: chrz�szcz m
Russian: ж�к (žuk) m
Scottish gaelic: daol m, daolag f
Slovak: chrobák m
Slovene: hroš� m
Spanish: escarabajo m
Swedish: skalbagge c
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Dutch: Kever m
Estonian: põrnikas
Finnish: Kupla
French: Coccinelle f
German: Käfer m
Greek: Σκα�αβαίο� m or Σκαθά�ι
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Italian: maggiolino m
Norwegian: boble m/f
Polish: garbus m
Portuguese: fusca italbrac|Brazil f
Spanish: escarabajo m, Vocho m italbrac|Mexico
Swedish: Volkswagen Typ 1, bubbla c <!--"bubbla" to be confirmed-->
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See also
bug
firefly
ladybird
scarab
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