Black-beetle

  • 1Black beetle — Black Black (bl[a^]k), a. [OE. blak, AS. bl[ae]c; akin to Icel. blakkr dark, swarthy, Sw. bl[ a]ck ink, Dan. bl[ae]k, OHG. blach, LG. & D. blaken to burn with a black smoke. Not akin to AS. bl[=a]c, E. bleak pallid. [root]98.] 1. Destitute of… …

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  • 2Black beetle — Beetle Bee tle, n. [OE. bityl, bittle, AS. b[imac]tel, fr. b[imac]tan to bite. See {Bite}, v. t.] 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… …

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  • 3black beetle — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun : either of two glossy black burrowing beetles that are very destructive to turf and certain cultivated plants in Australia: a. : a beetle (Heteronychus sanctae helenae) that was accidentally introduced from Africa b. : a native… …

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  • 4black beetle — /blæk ˈbitl/ (say blak beetl) noun 1. a large black beetle, Heteronychus arator, introduced from South Africa, the larvae of which attack the roots of plants such as lawn grass, maize, etc. 2. NZ → Maori beetle …

  • 5black beetle — Cockroach Cock roach, n. [Sp. cucaracha.] (Zo[ o]l.) An orthopterous insect of the genus {Blatta}, and allied genera. [1913 Webster] Note: The species are numerous, especially in hot countries. Those most commonly infesting houses in Europe and… …

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  • 6Black Beetle (comics) — Superherobox| no caption= character name=Black Beetle alter ego= publisher=DC Comics debut= Booster Gold (Vol. 2) # 5 December, 2007 creators=Geoff Johns Dan Jurgens Norm Rapmund alliances=Time Stealers aliases= supports= powers=|Black Beetle is… …

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  • 7black beetle — noun Brit. informal the common cockroach …

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  • 8M-497 Black Beetle — The M 497 (nicknamed Black Beetle) was an experimental jet powered locomotive test bed of the New York Central Railroad corporation, developed and tested in 1966 in the United States of America. Two second hand General Electric J 47 19 jet… …

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  • 9Black — (bl[a^]k), a. [OE. blak, AS. bl[ae]c; akin to Icel. blakkr dark, swarthy, Sw. bl[ a]ck ink, Dan. bl[ae]k, OHG. blach, LG. & D. blaken to burn with a black smoke. Not akin to AS. bl[=a]c, E. bleak pallid. [root]98.] 1. Destitute of light, or… …

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  • 10Black act — Black Black (bl[a^]k), a. [OE. blak, AS. bl[ae]c; akin to Icel. blakkr dark, swarthy, Sw. bl[ a]ck ink, Dan. bl[ae]k, OHG. blach, LG. & D. blaken to burn with a black smoke. Not akin to AS. bl[=a]c, E. bleak pallid. [root]98.] 1. Destitute of… …

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