beetle

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An insect with hard wing covers that fold over its back when not flying.

• A black beetle crawled across the kitchen floor.
• The garden was full of beetles eating the plants.
• She studies beetles and other insects.
• Researchers discovered that a particular beetle species in the Amazon rainforest plays a crucial role in seed dispersal.
• The invasive bark beetle has devastated coniferous forests across North America, killing millions of trees over the past decade.
• Entomologists classify the beetle as one of the most diverse orders of insects, with over 400,000 described species worldwide.

Eş anlamlılar: bug, insect

Ağır tokmak veya çekiç

A heavy tool with a flat head used for driving wedges, crushing, or ramming.

• He used a beetle to drive the stakes into the ground.
• The workers pounded the posts with a wooden beetle.

Eş anlamlılar: mallet, maul, sledgehammer

Kısa adımlarla hızlıca hareket etmek

To move quickly with short steps; to scurry.

• She beetled off to catch the bus.
• He beetled down the hallway to his meeting.

Eş anlamlılar: scurry, scuttle, hurry

Zıt anlamlılar: stroll, saunter, amble