GOLIATH BEETLE

Meaning of GOLIATH BEETLE in English

■ noun a very large tropical beetle, the male of which has a forked horn on the head. [ Goliathus giganteus (Africa, the largest known beetle) and related species.]

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

GOLIATH BEETLE — noun Usage: sometimes capitalized G : any of several very large African beetles of the family Cetoniidae commonly reddish brown …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GOLIATH BEETLE — () Any species of Goliathus, a genus of very large and handsome African beetles.
Английский словарь Webster
GOLIATH BEETLE — Any species of Goliathus, a genus of very large and handsome African beetles.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GOLIATH BEETLE — any species of goliathus, a genus of very large and handsome african beetles.
Webster English vocab
GOLIATH BEETLE — n. any large beetle of the genus Goliathus, esp. G. giganteus native to Africa. [LL f. Heb. golyat giant slain …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
GOLIATH BEETLE — n. any large beetle of the genus Goliathus, esp. G. giganteus native to Africa. [ LL f. Heb. golyat giant …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GOLIATH BEETLE — n. any large beetle of the genus Goliathus, esp. G. giganteus native to Africa. Etymology: LL f. Heb. golyat giant …
Oxford English vocab
GOLIATH BEETLE — (жук-)голиаф (Goliathus)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
GOLIATH BEETLE — (жук-)голиаф ( Goliathus )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
GOLIATH — noun Etymology: Hebrew Golyath Date: 14th century a Philistine champion who in I Samuel 17 is killed by David, giant
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
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
GOLIATH — gəˈlīəth noun ( -s ) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: after Goliath, biblical giant of the Philistines slain by David (1 …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BEETLE — (v. t.) To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine; as, to beetle cotton …
Английский словарь Webster
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
GOLIATH — /geuh luy"euhth/ , n. 1. the giant warrior of the Philistines whom David killed with a stone from a sling. …
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
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
GOLIATH — n. giant Philistine warrior killed by a stone from David's sling (Biblical); giant
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
GOLIATH — noun Etymology: Hebrew Golyath Date: 14th century 1. : a Philistine champion who in I Samuel 17 is killed by …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BEETLE — vt to beat with a heavy mallet. 2. beetle ·vt a heavy mallet, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, ·etc. …
Webster English vocab
GOLIATH — [ gə'lʌɪəθ ] ■ noun a person or thing of enormous size or strength. Origin a Philistine giant in the …
Concise Oxford 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
GOLIATH — [Go.li.ath] n [Heb Golyath] 1: a Philistine champion who in I Samuel 17 is killed by David 2: giant
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
GOLIATH — (c. 11th century BC), in the Bible (I Sam. xvii), the Philistine giant slain by David, who thereby achieved renown. …
Britannica English vocabulary
GOLIATH — Goliath, g~ BrE AmE ɡə ˈla ɪ ‿əθ ɡəʊ- ▷ Goliath|s, ~'s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GOLIATH — / gəˈlaɪəθ; NAmE / noun a person or thing that is very large or powerful : a Goliath of a …
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
GOLIATH — Go ‧ li ‧ ath /ɡəˈlaɪəθ/ BrE AmE a person or organization that is very large and powerful. This name …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BEETLE — Beetle BrE AmE British English , ‖ Bug American English informal a small car made by Volkswagen which has a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BEETLE — n. & v. --n. 1 a tool with a heavy head and a handle, used for ramming, crushing, driving wedges, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
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
BEETLE — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. any insect of the order Coleoptera, with modified front wings forming hard protective cases …
Oxford English vocab
BEETLE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE black ▪ Tiny, polished black pollen beetles crawled over her hand: she had …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GOLIATH — [noun] [C] - a very large and powerful person or organizationThe newly formed company will be a Goliath in the …
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
GOLIATH — Synonyms and related words : Antaeus, Atlas, Briareus, Brobdingnagian, Charles Atlas, Cyclops, Gargantua, Hercules, Orion, Polyphemus, Samson, Superman, Tarzan, Titan, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
GOLIATH — [Judaic] "Splendor". In the bible, Goliath is the giant of Gath, Philistine. As representative of the Philistines, he challenged the …
Encyclopedia Mythica English vocab
GOLIATH — (splendor), a famous giant of Gath, who "morning and evening for forty days" defied the armies of Israel. (1 Samuel …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary
GOLIATH — passage; revolution; heap
Bible Names English vocab
GOLIATH — ancient heavyweight champion, who was knocked out in one round by a lightweight. Defeat attributed to overconfidence. Friends said nothing …
Who is who English vocabulary
GOLIATH — сущ.; библ. Голиаф; перен. тж. гигант (библеизм) Голиаф великан, гигант - the * of English literature гигант английской литературы Goliath …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GOLIATH — сущ.; библ. Голиаф; перен. тж. гигант (библеизм) Голиаф великан, гигант - the * of English literature гигант английской литературы Goliath …
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
GOLIATH — Голиаф
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
GOLIATH — n 1> библ. Голиаф 2> великан, гигант the Goliath of English literature - гигант английской литературы
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
GOLIATH — Голиаф; fig. тж. гигант
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
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
GOLIATH — сущ.; библ.Голиаф; перен. гигант
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
GOLIATH — (n) великан; гигант
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
GOLIATH — (0) голиаф
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
GOLIATH — n 1) библ. Голиаф 2) великан, гигант the ~ of English literature - гигант английской литературы
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
GOLIATH — n 1> библ. Голиаф 2> великан, гигант the Goliath of English literature - гигант английской литературы
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
GOLIATH — сущ. 1) библ. Голиаф ( в Ветхом Завете воин-исполин из племени филистимлян, враждебных израильтянам; считался непобедимым, но юный пастух Давид, …
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
GOLIATH — сущ. 1) библ. Голиаф (в Ветхом Завете воин-исполин из племени филистимлян, враждебных израильтянам; считался непобедимым, но юный пастух Давид, будущий царь …
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

Concise Oxford English vocab

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