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Doryphora :: Doryphora (n.) A genus of plant-eating beetles, including the potato beetle. See Potato beetle..

Clock :: Clock (n.) A large beetle, esp. the European dung beetle (Scarabaeus stercorarius)..

Xylophagan :: Xylophagan (n.) One of a tribe of beetles whose larvae bore or live in wood.

Whirligig :: Whirligig (n.) Any one of numerous species of beetles belonging to Gyrinus and allied genera. The body is firm, oval or boatlike in form, and usually dark colored with a bronzelike luster. These beetles live mostly on the surface of water, and move about with great celerity in a gyrating, or circular, manner, but they are also able to dive and swim rapidly. The larva is aquatic. Called also weaver, whirlwig, and whirlwig beetle..

Bug :: Bug (n.) One of various species of Coleoptera; as, the ladybug; potato bug, etc.; loosely, any beetle..

Water Beetle :: Water beetle () Any one of numerous species of aquatic beetles belonging to Dytiscus and allied genera of the family Dytiscidae, and to various genera of the family Hydrophilidae. These beetles swim with great agility, the fringed hind legs acting together like oars..

Brachelytra :: Brachelytra (n. pl.) A group of beetles having short elytra, as the rove beetles..

Fire Beetle :: Fire beetle () A very brilliantly luminous beetle (Pyrophorus noctilucus), one of the elaters, found in Central and South America; -- called also cucujo. The name is also applied to other species. See Firefly..

Beetle :: Beetle (v. t.) To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine; as, to beetle cotton goods..

Beetlehead :: Beetlehead (n.) The black-bellied plover, or bullhead (Squatarola helvetica). See Plover..

Snout :: Snout (n.) The anterior prolongation of the head of weevils and allied beetles.

Sheath-winged :: Sheath-winged (a.) Having elytra, or wing cases, as a beetle..

Heteromerous :: Heteromerous (a.) Having five tarsal joints in the anterior and middle legs, but only four in the posterior pair, as the blister beetles and oil beetles..

Curculio :: Curculio (n.) One of a large group of beetles (Rhynchophora) of many genera; -- called also weevils, snout beetles, billbeetles, and billbugs. Many of the species are very destructive, as the plum curculio, the corn, grain, and rice weevils, etc..

Carabid :: Carabid (n.) One of the Carabidae, a family of active insectivorous beetles..

Dorbeetle :: Dorbeetle (n.) See 1st Dor.

Beetle :: Beetle (v. t.) To beat with a heavy mallet.

Grub :: Grub (n.) The larva of an insect, especially of a beetle; -- called also grubworm. See Illust. of Goldsmith beetle, under Goldsmith..

Figeater :: Figeater (n.) A large beetle (Allorhina nitida) which in the Southern United States destroys figs. The elytra are velvety green with pale borders.

Click Beetle :: Click beetle () See Elater.

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