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black beetle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.53 in modern English

Syllables
black- bee-tle
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, beetle.

noun

A black scarab beetle, later specifically the African black beetle (Heteronychus arator), a serious pest of grasses in New Zealand.

noun

The oriental cockroach (Blatta orientalis), a large roach from the family Blattidae.

British usage

noun

A similar roach native to New Zealand, of species Maoriblatta novaeseelandiae (syn. Platyzosteria novaeseelandia); the Māori bug.

New Zealand usage

noun

Any of various other species of beetle that are black in color, including:

noun

Any of various other species of beetle that are black in color, including:

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

black beetles (plural) blackbeetle (alternative) black-beetle (alternative)

Phrases

Darwin's black beetle African black beetle oriental beetle Blitopertha orientalis

Frequently Paired Words

oriental beetle Blitopertha orientalis

Synonyms

oriental cockroach oriental roach waterbug Māori bug

Questions

What does black beetle mean?
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, beetle.

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