ARGUS TORTOISE BEETLE

Meaning of ARGUS TORTOISE BEETLE in English

noun

Etymology: after Argus, mythological being; from its spots

: a reddish tortoise beetle ( Chelymorpha cassidea ) spotted with black

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

ARGUS TORTOISE BEETLE. — See under tortoise beetle .
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TORTOISE — tortug
English interlingue dictionary
TORTOISE — noun see: turtle Date: 14th century any of a family (Testudinidae) of terrestrial turtles, someone or something regarded as slow …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ARGUS — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Argos Date: 14th century a hundred-eyed monster of Greek mythology, a watchful guardian
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TORTOISE — Any of some 40 species (family Testudinidae) of slow-moving, terrestrial, herbivorous turtles , found in the Old and New Worlds …
Английский словарь Британика
BEETLE — I Any of at least 250,000 species of insects constituting the order Coleoptera (the largest order in the animal kingdom), …
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BEETLE — I. ˈbēd. ə l, -ēt ə l noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bityl, betylle, from Old English bitula, …
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ARGUS — I. ˈärgəs, ˈȧg- noun ( -es ) Etymology: after Argus, mythological being with many eyes some of which were always …
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TORTOISE — ˈtȯr]d.əs, -ȯ(ə)], ]təs sometimes ]ˌtȯiz or ]ˌtȯis\ noun ( plural tortoises also tortoise ) Etymology: Middle English tortuce, tortous, tortuse, …
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TORTOISE — (n.) a tortoise-shell cat.
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TORTOISE — (n.) having a color like that of a tortoise's shell, black with white and orange spots; -- used mostly to …
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TORTOISE — (n.) Same as Testudo, 2.
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TORTOISE — (n.) Any one of numerous species of reptiles of the order Testudinata.
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BEETLE — (v. t.) To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine; as, to beetle cotton …
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ARGUS — (n.) A genus of East Indian pheasants. The common species (A. giganteus) is remarkable for the great length and beauty …
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ARGUS — (n.) One very vigilant; a guardian always watchful.
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ARGUS — (n.) A fabulous being of antiquity, said to have had a hundred eyes, who has placed by Juno to guard …
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TORTOISE — ( n. ) Same as Testudo, 2.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TORTOISE — ( n. ) having a color like that of a tortoise's shell, black with white and orange spots; -- used …
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TORTOISE — ( n. ) Any one of numerous species of reptiles of the order Testudinata.
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TORTOISE — ( n. ) a tortoise-shell cat.
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BEETLE — ( v. t. ) To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine; as, to …
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ARGUS — ( n. ) One very vigilant; a guardian always watchful.
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ARGUS — ( n. ) A genus of East Indian pheasants. The common species (A. giganteus) is remarkable for the great length …
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ARGUS — ( n. ) A fabulous being of antiquity, said to have had a hundred eyes, who has placed by Juno …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TORTOISE — /tawr"teuhs/ , n. 1. a turtle, esp. a terrestrial turtle. 2. a very slow person or thing. 3. testudo (def. …
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BEETLE — beetle 1 /beet"l/ , n. , v. , beetled, beetling . n. 1. any of numerous insects of the order …
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ARGUS — /ahr"geuhs/ , n. 1. Class. Myth. a giant with 100 eyes, set to guard the heifer Io: his eyes were …
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TORTOISE — n. any of several species of terrestrial turtle, species of land-dwelling reptile with a hard dome-shaped shell
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BEETLE — v. go somewhere quickly; move like a beetle, move forward, make one's way; scurry (British usage); ram or crush a …
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ARGUS — n. monster with a hundred eyes (Greek Mythology); vigilant person, watchful guardian
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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
TORTOISE — noun Etymology: Middle English tortu, tortuse, from Anglo-French tortue — more at turtle Date: 14th century 1. : any of …
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ARGUS — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek Argos Date: 14th century 1. : a hundred-eyed monster of Greek mythology 2. : a …
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TORTOISE — noun a tortoise-shell cat. 2. tortoise ·noun ·same·as testudo, 2. 3. tortoise ·noun any one of numerous species of reptiles …
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BEETLE — vt to beat with a heavy mallet. 2. beetle ·vt a heavy mallet, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, ·etc. …
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ARGUS — noun one very vigilant; a guardian always watchful. 2. argus ·noun a fabulous being of antiquity, said to have had …
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ARGUS — [ 'α:gəs ] ■ noun 1》 a large long-tailed Asian pheasant with eye-like markings on its wings. [ Argusianus ~ …
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BEETLE — [bee.tle] n [ME betylle, fr. OE bitula; akin to bitan to bite] (bef. 12c) 1: any of an order (Coleoptera) …
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ARGUS — [Ar.gus] n [L, fr. Gk Argos] 1: a hundred-eyed monster of Greek mythology 2: a watchful guardian
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TORTOISE — any of the land-dwelling turtles of the family Testudinidae; in Great Britain the name refers to any nonmarine turtle. The …
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BEETLE — (order Coleoptera), any of at least 250,000 species of insects (the largest order in the animal kingdom), principally characterized by …
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ARGUS — the first true aircraft carrier. Construction of the Argus began in 1914, and initially it was an Italian liner; it …
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ARGUS — argus, Argus BrE AmE ˈɑːɡ əs AmE \ ˈɑːrɡ-
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BEETLE — / ˈbiːtl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. an insect, often large and black, with a hard case …
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BEETLE — Beetle BrE AmE British English , ‖ Bug American English informal a small car made by Volkswagen which has a …
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ARGUS — Ar ‧ gus /ˈɑːɡəs $ ˈɑːr-/ BrE AmE in ancient Greek stories, a creature with many eyes who was used …
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BEETLE — n. & v. --n. 1 a tool with a heavy head and a handle, used for ramming, crushing, driving wedges, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ARGUS — n. 1 a watchful guardian. 2 an Asiatic pheasant having markings on its tail resembling eyes. 3 a butterfly having …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TORTOISE — n. 1 any slow-moving land or freshwater reptile of the family Testudinidae, encased in a scaly or leathery domed shell, …
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BEETLE — n. & v. n. 1 a tool with a heavy head and a handle, used for ramming, crushing, driving wedges, …
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BEETLE — n. & v. n. 1 any insect of the order Coleoptera, with modified front wings forming hard protective cases closing …
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ARGUS — n. 1 a watchful guardian. 2 an Asiatic pheasant having markings on its tail resembling eyes. 3 a butterfly having …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TORTOISE — n.1 any slow-moving land or freshwater reptile of the family Testudinidae, encased in a scaly or leathery domed shell, and …
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
ARGUS — n.1 a watchful guardian. 2 an Asiatic pheasant having markings on its tail resembling eyes. 3 a butterfly having markings …
Oxford English vocab
TORTOISE — ( tortoises) A tortoise is a slow-moving animal with a shell into which it can pull its head and legs …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TORTOISE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE giant ▪ Several other cruisers squatted dourly like giant hibernating tortoises . ▪ Although …
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BEETLE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE black ▪ Tiny, polished black pollen beetles crawled over her hand: she had …
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TORTOISE — n. Any of some 40 species (family Testudinidae) of slow-moving, terrestrial, herbivorous turtles , found in the Old and New …
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BEETLE — n. ladybird beetle snout beetle bark beetle blister beetle Colorado potato beetle cucumber beetle deathwatch beetle dermestid beetle dung beetle …
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TORTOISE — Noun. See 'have a tortoise'.
Slang English vocab
TORTOISE — noun Tortoise is used before these nouns: ↑ shell
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ARGUS — < language > A successor to CLU , from LCS at MIT . Argus supports distributed programming through guardians (like …
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