WHIRLIGIG BEETLE

Meaning of WHIRLIGIG BEETLE in English

noun Date: 1855 any of a family (Gyrinidae) of beetles with two pairs of eyes and clubbed antennae that live mostly on the surface of water where they swim swiftly about in circles

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WHIRLIGIG BEETLE — noun : any of numerous beetles of the family Gyrinidae that have a firm oval usually dark body with a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHIRLIGIG BEETLE — any of numerous aquatic beetles of the family Gyrinidae, commonly seen in groups circling about rapidly on the surface of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHIRLIGIG BEETLE — n. aquatic beetle that circles quickly on the surface of calm freshwater in groups
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WHIRLIGIG BEETLE — Date: 1855 : any of a family (Gyrinidae) of beetles with two pairs of eyes and clubbed antennae that live …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHIRLIGIG BEETLE — Function: noun Date: 1855 : any of a family (Gyrinidae) of beetles with two pairs of eyes and clubbed antennae …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WHIRLIGIG BEETLE — [whirligig beetle] n (1855): any of a family (Gyrinidae) of beetles with two pairs of eyes and clubbed antennae that …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WHIRLIGIG BEETLE — any member of the approximately 700 species of the cosmopolitan insect family Gyrinidae (order Coleoptera). These beetles are usually seen …
Britannica English vocabulary
WHIRLIGIG BEETLE — Вертячки
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WHIRLIGIG — noun see: gig Date: 15th century a child's toy having a whirling motion, merry-go-round , 3. one that continuously whirls, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BEETLE — I Any of at least 250,000 species of insects constituting the order Coleoptera (the largest order in the animal kingdom), …
Английский словарь Британика
WHIRLIGIG — I. ˈhw]ərləˌgig, ]ə̄l-, ]əil- also ˈw] noun Etymology: Middle English whirlegigge, from whirlen to whirl + gigge top — more …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BEETLE — I. ˈbēd. ə l, -ēt ə l noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bityl, betylle, from Old English bitula, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHIRLIGIG — (n.) Any one of numerous species of beetles belonging to Gyrinus and allied genera. The body is firm, oval or …
Английский словарь Webster
WHIRLIGIG — (n.) A mediaeval instrument for punishing petty offenders, being a kind of wooden cage turning on a pivot, in which …
Английский словарь Webster
WHIRLIGIG — (n.) Anything which whirls around, or in which persons or things are whirled about, as a frame with seats or …
Английский словарь Webster
WHIRLIGIG — (n.) A child's toy, spun or whirled around like a wheel upon an axis, or like a top.
Английский словарь Webster
BEETLE — (v. t.) To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine; as, to beetle cotton …
Английский словарь Webster
WHIRLIGIG — ( n. ) Anything which whirls around, or in which persons or things are whirled about, as a frame with …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHIRLIGIG — ( n. ) Any one of numerous species of beetles belonging to Gyrinus and allied genera. The body is firm, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHIRLIGIG — ( n. ) A mediaeval instrument for punishing petty offenders, being a kind of wooden cage turning on a pivot, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHIRLIGIG — ( n. ) A child's toy, spun or whirled around like a wheel upon an axis, or like a top.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BEETLE — ( v. t. ) To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine; as, to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHIRLIGIG — /hwerr"li gig', werr"-/ , n. 1. something that whirls or revolves. 2. a whirling motion or course: the whirligig of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BEETLE — beetle 1 /beet"l/ , n. , v. , beetled, beetling . n. 1. any of numerous insects of the order …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHIRLIGIG — n. top; merry-go-round; repeating cycle or circle
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BEETLE — v. go somewhere quickly; move like a beetle, move forward, make one's way; scurry (British usage); ram or crush a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BEETLE — I. ˈbē-t ə l noun Etymology: Middle English betylle, from Old English bitula; akin to bītan to bite Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHIRLIGIG — noun Etymology: Middle English whirlegigg, from whirlen to whirl + gigg top — more at gig Date: 15th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHIRLIGIG — noun a child's toy, spun or whirled around like a wheel upon an axis, or like a top. 2. whirligig …
Webster English vocab
BEETLE — vt to beat with a heavy mallet. 2. beetle ·vt a heavy mallet, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, ·etc. …
Webster English vocab
WHIRLIGIG — ■ noun 1》 a toy that spins round, e.g. a top or windmill. 2》 another term for roundabout (in sense …
Concise Oxford English vocab
WHIRLIGIG — [whirl.i.gig] n [ME whirlegigg, fr. whirlen to whirl + gigg top--more at gig] (15c) 1: a child's toy having a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BEETLE — [bee.tle] n [ME betylle, fr. OE bitula; akin to bitan to bite] (bef. 12c) 1: any of an order (Coleoptera) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BEETLE — (order Coleoptera), any of at least 250,000 species of insects (the largest order in the animal kingdom), principally characterized by …
Britannica English vocabulary
WHIRLIGIG — whirligig BrE AmE ˈwɜːl i ɡɪɡ ˈhwɜːl- AmE \ ˈwɝːl- ˈhwɝːl- ▷ whirligig|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WHIRLIGIG — / ˈwɜːligɪg; NAmE ˈwɜːrl-/ noun 1. something that is very active and always changing : the whirligig of fashion 2. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEETLE — / ˈbiːtl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. an insect, often large and black, with a hard case …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEETLE — Beetle BrE AmE British English , ‖ Bug American English informal a small car made by Volkswagen which has a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHIRLIGIG — n. 1 a spinning or whirling toy. 2 a merry-go-round. 3 a revolving motion. 4 anything regarded as hectic or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BEETLE — n. & v. --n. 1 a tool with a heavy head and a handle, used for ramming, crushing, driving wedges, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHIRLIGIG — n. 1 a spinning or whirling toy. 2 a merry-go-round. 3 a revolving motion. 4 anything regarded as hectic or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BEETLE — n. & v. n. 1 a tool with a heavy head and a handle, used for ramming, crushing, driving wedges, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BEETLE — n. & v. n. 1 any insect of the order Coleoptera, with modified front wings forming hard protective cases closing …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHIRLIGIG — n.1 a spinning or whirling toy. 2 a merry-go-round. 3 a revolving motion. 4 anything regarded as hectic or constantly …
Oxford English vocab
BEETLE — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. any insect of the order Coleoptera, with modified front wings forming hard protective cases …
Oxford English vocab
WHIRLIGIG — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A group of whirligig beetles span round and round on the surface of the water …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BEETLE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE black ▪ Tiny, polished black pollen beetles crawled over her hand: she had …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WHIRLIGIG — [noun] [C] - something that is full of fast activity and always changingThe whirligig of parties and dinners had exhausted …
Cambridge English vocab
BEETLE — n. ladybird beetle snout beetle bark beetle blister beetle Colorado potato beetle cucumber beetle deathwatch beetle dermestid beetle dung beetle …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WHIRLIGIG — 1. сущ. 1) юла, волчок 2) карусель Syn : merry-go-round, roundabout 3) водоворот, вихрь, вращение (тж. в переносном смысле - …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BEETLE — I 1. сущ. 1) жук 2) разг. таракан 3) амер. (Beetle) 'жук' (ласковое название маленького автомобиля марки Volkswagen) ∙ blind …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WHIRLIGIG — 1. ʹwɜ:lı͵gıg n 1. 1> юла, кубарь, волчок 2> игрушечная мельница-вертушка 2. карусель 3. кругообразное движение; кружение, вращение; завихрение; вихрь; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BEETLE — beetle.ogg _I 1. ʹbi:tl n 1. 1> жук carpet beetle - ковровый жучок 2> энт. отряд жесткокрылых ( Coleoptera ) …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BEETLE — I 1. beetle сущ.1) жук 2) разг. таракан 3) амер. (Beetle) "жук" (ласковое название маленького автомобиля марки Volkswagen)•• blind as …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WHIRLIGIG — 1. ʹwɜ:lı͵gıg n 1. 1> юла, кубарь, волчок 2> игрушечная мельница-вертушка 2. карусель 3. кругообразное движение; кружение, вращение; завихрение; вихрь; …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BEETLE — _I 1. ʹbi:tl n 1. 1> жук carpet beetle - ковровый жучок 2> энт. отряд жесткокрылых ( Coleoptera ) 2. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WHIRLIGIG — 1. сущ. 1) юла, волчок 2) карусель Syn: merry-go-round , roundabout 3) водоворот, вихрь, вращение ( тж. в переносном смысле …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BEETLE — I 1. ˈbitl сущ. 1) жук 2) разг. таракан 3) амер. (Beetle) "жук" ( ласковое название маленького автомобиля марки Volkswagen …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WHIRLIGIG — 1. сущ. 1) юла, волчок 2) карусель Syn: merry-go-round, roundabout 3) водоворот, вихрь, вращение (тж. в переносном смысле - о смене событий, впечатлений и т. …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BEETLE — I 1. ['¤Ђ«®] beetle.wav сущ. 1) жук 2) разг. таракан 3) амер. (Beetle) "жук" (ласковое название маленького автомобиля марки Volkswagen) •• blind as a beetle, beetle blind …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BEETLE — жук; pl жуки (Coleoptera) - Alaska spruce beetle - alder flea beetle - alder leaf beetle - alfalfa snout beetle - alleculid beetles - Alleghany spruce …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
BEETLE — жук; pl жуки ( Coleoptera ) - Alaska spruce beetle - alder flea beetle - alder leaf beetle - alfalfa …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
WHIRLIGIG — 1. _n. 1> юла, вертушка 2> карусель 3> водоворот (событий); быстрая смена (впечатлений и т. п.) - whirligig of time …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
BEETLE — _I _n. 1> жук - Colorado beetle 2> _собир. таракан; blind as a beetle - совершенно слепой - beetle blind …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция

Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster

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