Synonyms for
Beetles
Definition
Beetles are a type of insect with a hard outer shell and six legs. There are many different kinds of beetles, including ladybugs, fireflies, and scarab beetles.
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Common collocations
- ladybugs
- dung beetles
- stag beetles
- fireflies
- weevils
- ground beetles
- rove beetles
Word family
noun beetle
Usage note
Beetle is a specific type of insect. While 'bug' is often used informally for any insect, it technically refers to a different order (Hemiptera).
Example sentences
- The beetles crawled all over the rotten log.
- I saw a ladybug and a firefly in the garden.
- The dung beetle rolled a ball of poop across the field.
- The rhinoceros beetle has a horn on its head.
- The cockchafer is a type of beetle that eats plants.
Quotes
"The small beetles swarm about in the sunshine, and make the dusty street gay with their moving bits of color."
"The rose is a rose, And was always a rose. But the theory now goes That the apple's a rose, And the pear is, and so's The plum, I suppose. The dear only knows What will next prove a rose. You, of course, are a rose-- But were always a rose."
"The difference between utility and utility plus beauty is the difference between telephone wires and the spider web." - Edwin Way Teale