beetle
English Thesaurus
1. insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | insect, |
| definition | : | small air-breathing arthropod (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | tiger beetle, |
| definition | : | active usually bright-colored beetle that preys on other insects (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | carabid beetle, ground beetle, |
| definition | : | predacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insects (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | firefly, lightning bug, |
| definition | : | nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | chrysomelid, leaf beetle, |
| definition | : | brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves; larvae infest roots and stems (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | carpet beetle, carpet bug, |
| definition | : | small beetle whose larvae are household pests feeding on woolen fabrics (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | clerid, clerid beetle, |
| definition | : | predacious on other insects; usually brightly colored or metallic (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | lamellicorn beetle, |
| definition | : | beetle having antennae with hard platelike terminal segments (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | water beetle, |
| definition | : | any of numerous aquatic beetles usually having a smooth oval body and flattened hind legs for swimming (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | whirligig beetle, |
| definition | : | aquatic beetle that circles rapidly on the water surface (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | weevil, |
| definition | : | any of several families of mostly small beetles that feed on plants and plant products; especially snout beetles and seed beetles (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | blister beetle, meloid, |
| definition | : | beetle that produces a secretion that blisters the skin (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | bark beetle, |
| definition | : | small beetle that bores tunnels in the bark and wood of trees; related to weevils (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | rove beetle, |
| definition | : | active beetle typically having predatory or scavenging habits (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | anoplophora glabripennis, asian longhorned beetle, |
| definition | : | a beetle from China that has been found in the United States and is a threat to hardwood trees; lives inside the tree; no natural predators in the United States (noun.animal) |
2. 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 (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | hammer, |
| definition | : | a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | carpenter's mallet, |
| definition | : | a short-handled mallet with a wooden head used to strike a chisel or wedge (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | gavel, |
| definition | : | a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge (noun.artifact) |
3. beat with a beetle (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | beat, |
| definition | : | hit repeatedly (verb.contact) |
4. fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | go, locomote, move, travel, |
| definition | : | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically (verb.motion) |
5. be suspended over or hang over (verb.stative)
| hypernym | : | hang, |
| definition | : | be suspended or hanging (verb.contact) |
6. jutting or overhanging (adj.all)
| similar | : | protrusive, |
| definition | : | thrusting outward (adj.all) |
7. 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 (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | beetle, |
| definition | : | beat with a beetle (verb.contact) |
8. beat with a beetle (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | beetle, mallet, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.artifact) |
9. be suspended over or hang over (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | overhang, |
| definition | : | projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else (noun.artifact) |
10. 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 (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | beetle, |
| definition | : | beat with a beetle (verb.contact) |
11. beat with a beetle (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | beetle, mallet, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.artifact) |
12. be suspended over or hang over (verb.stative)
| derivation | : | overhang, |
| definition | : | projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else (noun.artifact) |
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