Defn: Any insect of the order Coleoptera, having four wings, the outer pair being stiff cases for covering the others when they are folded up. See Coleoptera. Beetle mite (Zoöl.), one of many species of mites, of the family Oribatidæ, parasitic on beetles. — Black beetle, the common large black cockroach (Blatta orientalis).
BEETLE
Bee"tle, v. i. Etym: [See Beetlebrowed.]
Defn: To extend over and beyond the base or support; to overhang; to
jut.
To the dreadful summit of the cliff That beetles o'er his base into
the sea. Shak.
Each beetling rampart, and each tower sublime. Wordsworth.
BEETLE BROW
Bee"tle brow`.
Defn: An overhanging brow.
BEETLE-BROWED Bee"tle-browed`, a. Etym: [OE. bitelbrowed; cf. OE. bitel, adj., sharp, projecting, n., a beetle. See Beetle an insect.]
Defn: Having prominent, overhanging brows; hence, lowering or sullen.
Note: The earlier meaning was, "Having bushy or overhanging eyebrows."
BEETLEHEAD
Bee"tle*head`, n. Etym: [Beetle a mallet + head.]
1. A stupid fellow; a blockhead. Sir W. Scott.