Synonyms for beetle
ˈbit lbee·tle

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1. beetlenoun

   insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings

   Synonyms:
   mallet

   Antonyms:
   intrusive

2. mallet, beetleadjective

   a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing

   Synonyms:
   mallet, hammer

   Antonyms:
   intrusive

3. beetle, beetlingverb

   jutting or overhanging

   "beetle brows"

   Synonyms:
   beetling

   Antonyms:
   intrusive

4. overhang, beetleverb

   be suspended over or hang over

   "This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town"

   Synonyms:
   overhang

   Antonyms:
   intrusive

5. beetleverb

   fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle

   "He beetled up the staircase"; "They beetled off home"

   Synonyms:
   overhang

   Antonyms:
   intrusive

6. beetleverb

   beat with a beetle

   Synonyms:
   overhang

   Antonyms:
   intrusive

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1. • Beat
   • Hang
   • Insect
   • Move

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1. beetleverb

   Synonyms:
   protrude, project, jut, jut out, hang over

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. beetlenoun

   Synonyms:
   mallet (heavy), scarabee, clock, coleopter, scarab

2. beetleverb

   Synonyms:
   overhang, jut out, protrude, project

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1. List of paraphrases for "beetle":

   ponderosa, mpb, coleoptera, insect, mountain, bug, infestation, pest

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1. Martin Qvarnström:

   Although Silesaurus appears to have ingested numerous individuals of Triamyxa coprolithica, the beetle was likely too small to have been the only targeted prey, instead, Triamyxa likely shared its habitat with larger beetles, which are represented by disarticulated remains in the coprolites, and other prey, which never ended up in the coprolites in a recognizable shape. So it seems likely that Silesaurus was omnivorous, and that a part of its diet was comprised of insects.

2. Ursula Heinen-Esser:

   Within a few weeks, it's completely reversed, and we're now dealing with drought, it'll also have a major impact on the forest and on bark beetle infestation.

3. Robert Cyglicki:

   An attempt to fight the bark beetle with a chainsaw and an ax will bring more damage than benefits.

4. Primo Levi:

   After the planet becomes theirs, many millions of years will have to pass before a beetle particularly loved by God, at the end of its calculations will find written on a sheet of paper in letters of fire that energy is equal to the mass multiplied by the square of the velocity of light. The new kings of the world will live tranquilly for a long time, confining themselves to devouring each other and being parasites among each other on a cottage industry scale.

5. Anna Malinowska:

   The problem is that several years ago there was an outbreak of bark beetle and it got worse, the only way to solve the problem is to cut down affected trees. This was not done and so the (infestation) spread.