Definition for Beetle (-s, -'s)

beetle (-s, -'s), n. [OE bitula < bitan, bite.]

  1. Scarab; coleoptera; long brown bug; elongated insect that has antennae, barbed legs, and a hard case for wings; (see Leviticus 11:22).
  2. Small creature; lower order living thing; [fig.] dull one; person in mental darkness.

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