beetle
English
/ˈbiːtəl/, [ˈbiɾəɫ]
noun
Definitions
- Any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest.
- (uncountable) A game of chance in which players attempt to complete a drawing of a beetle, different dice rolls allowing them to add the various body parts.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English bitle inherited from Old English bitula inherited from Proto-Germanic *bitulaz suffix from English bite.
Origin
English
bite
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Beetlejuice English
- Frankenbite English
- abite English
- afterbite English
- backbite English
- beetlebrain English
- beetlehead English
- beetlelike English
- beetler English
- beetleskin English
- beetleweed English
- beetly English
- bitable English
- bite English
- biteable English
- bitee English
- biteforce English
- biteless English
- bitemark English
- biter English
- bitesheep English
- bitesome English
- bitest English
- biteth English
- bitewing English
- bitey English
- bitter English
- brain English
- crossbite English
- death English
- deathwatch beetle English
- dor English
- dorbeetle English
- fleabite English
- forbite English
- forebite English
- frostbite English
- head English
- juice English
- lady English
- ladybeetle English
- midbite English
- minibite English
- overbite English
- rebite English
- scissor bite English
- shoebite English
- skin English
- snakebite English
- taxbite English
- unbite English
- underbite English
- watch English
- weed English
- *bitulaz Proto-Germanic
- *bītaną Proto-Germanic
- ビートル Japanese
- bitula Old English
- biten Middle English
- bitle Middle English
- bide Danish
- bille Danish
- bitil Faroese
- dor
- lady
- head
- weed
- skin
- bite
- brain
- watch
- death
- bitey
- abite
- juice
- bitee
- biter
- beetly
- biteth
- rebite
- unbite
- bitest
- bitter
- beetler
- bitable
- taxbite
- midbite
- forbite
- shoebite
- overbite
- fleabite
- biteless
- biteable
- backbite
- forebite
- bitesome
- bitewing
- minibite
- bitemark
- snakebite
- bitesheep
- crossbite
- afterbite
- dorbeetle
- underbite
- frostbite
- biteforce
- beetlelike
- ladybeetle
- beetleweed
- beetlehead
- beetleskin
- Beetlejuice
- beetlebrain
- Frankenbite
- scissor bite
- deathwatch beetle