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  • 1beetle-crusher — beetˈle crusher noun (slang) 1. A big heavy foot or boot 2. A policeman 3. An infantryman • • • Main Entry: ↑beetle …

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  • 2beetle-eyed — beetˈle eyed adjective Blind • • • Main Entry: ↑beetle …

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  • 3beetle-browed — /beet l browd /, adj. 1. having heavy projecting eyebrows. 2. scowling or sullen. [1325 75; ME bitel browed, prob. with bitel sharp( edged), OE *bitel (see BEETLE1); see BROW, ED3] * * * …

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  • 4beetle — beetle1 /beet l/, n., v., beetled, beetling. n. 1. any of numerous insects of the order Coleoptera, characterized by hard, horny forewings that cover and protect the membranous flight wings. 2. (loosely) any of various insects resembling the… …

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  • 5beetle-browed — adjective sullen or unfriendly in appearance • Syn: ↑scowling • Similar to: ↑unfriendly * * * /beet l browd /, adj. 1. having heavy projecting eyebrows. 2. scowling or sullen. [1325 75; ME bitel browed, prob. with …

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  • 6Mexican bean beetle — Mex′ican bean′ beet le n. ent a ladybird beetle, Epilachna varivestis, introduced into the U.S. from Mexico, that feeds on the foliage of the bean plant • Etymology: 1920–25 …

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  • 7spinach flea beetle — noun : a small glossy bluish black beetle (Disonycha xanthomelas) that has a reddish or yellowish abdomen and feeds on spinach and beet leaves …

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  • 8pine-beetle — pineˈ beetˈle noun Any beetle that attacks pine trees, esp the pineˈ chāfer (Hylurgus piniperda) which bores up through the leader • • • Main Entry: ↑pine …

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  • 9beetlebrain — beetˈlehead or beetˈlebrain noun A heavy stupid person • • • Main Entry: ↑beetle …

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  • 10Chousei Kantai Sazer-X — Format Sci fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure Created by Toho Composer(s) Hiroshi Takagi Country of origin …

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