beetle

bee-tle · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    An insect with a hard wing covering, belonging to the order Coleoptera.

  2. 2.

    A type of car, specifically the Volkswagen Beetle.

  3. 3.

    A heavy mallet or wooden hammer.

  4. 4.

    [British, informal]Move quickly; hurry.

  5. 5.

    (Of eyebrows) Projecting; overhanging.

Forms

plural: beetles

Related words

See also: bee, bug, insect
Synonyms: bug

Etymology

From Old English bitela ("beetle"), related to bītan ("to bite").