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- Dictionarybeetle/ˈbiːtl/
noun
- 1. a very heavy mallet, typically with a wooden head, used for ramming, crushing, etc.
- 2. a machine used for heightening the lustre of cloth by pressure from rollers.
verb
- 1. ram or crush with a beetle: "she stood in a shed, beetling grain for the fowl"
- 2. finish (cloth) with a beetle.
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3 days ago · firefly, (family Lampyridae), family of some 2,000 species of beetles (insect order Coleoptera) found in most tropical and temperate regions that have special light-producing organs on the underside of the abdomen. Most fireflies are nocturnal, although some species are diurnal.
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1 day ago · bee, (superfamily Apoidea), any of more than 20,000 species of insects in the suborder Apocrita (order Hymenoptera ), including the familiar honeybee ( Apis) and bumblebee ( Bombus and Psithyrus) as well as thousands more wasplike and flylike bees. Adults range in size from about 2 mm to 4 cm (about 0.08–1.6 inches).
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4 days ago · Beetle. A beetle is a type of insect with a hard outer shell called an exoskeleton. They have two pairs of wings, with the front pair modified into hardened wing covers. Example: The shiny green beetle crawled slowly across the leaf, its wings folded neatly against its body.
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4 days ago · Beetles are a highly diverse insect group that has thrived in almost every ecological niche. This group includes both beloved bugs and reviled pests. They have successfully colonized a wide range of habitats and are able to exploit many different food sources, such as plant feeders, scavengers, predators, or parasites.
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