Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Beetle (-s, -'s)
beenbefall (-en, -ing, -s, befel, befell)
beetle (-s, -'s), n. [OE bitula < bitan, bite.]
- Scarab; coleoptera; long brown bug; elongated insect that has antennae, barbed legs, and a hard case for wings; (see Leviticus 11:22).
- Small creature; lower order living thing; [fig.] dull one; person in mental darkness.
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