CARRION BEETLE

Meaning of CARRION BEETLE in English

noun

: any of numerous beetles of the genera Necrophorus and Silpha (family Silphidae) that feed chiefly on dead animals though a few (as S. bituberosa ) attack economic plants — see spinach carrion beetle

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

CARRION BEETLE — any of the beetles of the family Silphidae that feed on and deposit their eggs in carrion. [ 1810-20 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CARRION BEETLE — ■ noun a beetle that feeds on decaying animal and plant matter. [Family Silphidae: many species.]
Concise Oxford English vocab
CARRION BEETLE — any of the approximately 175 species of the insect family Silphidae (order Coleoptera). The majority of these beetles feed on …
Britannica English vocabulary
CARRION BEETLE — Мертвоеды
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
CARRION — putrallia, cadavre
English interlingue dictionary
CARRION — noun see: carnal Date: 14th century dead and putrefying flesh
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
CARRION — ˈkarēən also -er- noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English carion, caroine, from Anglo-French caroine, from (assumed) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CARRION — (a.) Of or pertaining to dead and putrefying carcasses; feeding on carrion.
Английский словарь Webster
CARRION — (n.) A contemptible or worthless person; -- a term of reproach.
Английский словарь Webster
CARRION — (n.) The dead and putrefying body or flesh of an animal; flesh so corrupted as to be unfit for food.
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
CARRION — ( n. ) The dead and putrefying body or flesh of an animal; flesh so corrupted as to be unfit …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CARRION — ( n. ) A contemptible or worthless person; -- a term of reproach.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CARRION — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to dead and putrefying carcasses; feeding on carrion.
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
CARRION — /kar"ee euhn/ , n. 1. dead and putrefying flesh. 2. rottenness; anything vile. adj. 3. feeding on carrion. [ 1175-1225; …
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
CARRION — n. dead rotten flesh (often eaten by scavengers)
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
CARRION — noun Etymology: Middle English caroine, from Anglo-French caroine, charoine, from Vulgar Latin * caronia, irregular from Latin carn-, caro flesh …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CARRION — noun a contemptible or worthless person; a term of reproach. 2. carrion ·adj of or pertaining to dead and …
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
CARRION — ■ noun the decaying flesh of dead animals. Origin ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. and Old North. Fr. caroine , caroigne …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CARRION — [car.ri.on] n [ME caroine, fr. AF, fr. (assumed) VL caronia, irreg. fr. L carn-, caro flesh--more at carnal] (14c): dead …
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
CARRION — carrion BrE AmE ˈkær i‿ən ˈker- ▶ ˌ carrion ˈ crow, ˈ••• • BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CARRION — / ˈkæriən; NAmE / noun [ U ] the decaying flesh of dead animals : crows feeding on carrion —picture …
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
CARRION — car ‧ ri ‧ on /ˈkæriən/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Anglo-French ; Origin: caroine , …
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
CARRION — n. & adj. --n. 1 dead putrefying flesh. 2 something vile or filthy. --adj. rotten, loathsome. øcarrion crow a black …
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
CARRION — n. & adj. n. 1 dead putrefying flesh. 2 something vile or filthy. adj. rotten, loathsome. carrion crow a black …
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
CARRION — n. & adj. --n. 1. dead putrefying flesh. 2 something vile or filthy. --adj. rotten, loathsome. Phrases and idioms: carrion …
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
CARRION — Carrion is the decaying flesh of dead animals. N-UNCOUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CARRION — Carrion is the decaying flesh of dead animals. N-UNCOUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CARRION — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ From a distance, their posture on a ridge is that of a crow on carrion …
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
CARRION — [noun] [U] - dead or decaying fleshOn the road ahead a crow tugs on some carrion and flies up slowly …
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
CARRION — noun Carrion is used before these nouns: ↑ crow
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CARRION — 1. сущ. 1) уст. тело, труп 2) падаль; мертвечина; мясо, непригодное к употреблению (из-за гниения или же от природы) Syn …
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
CARRION — carrion.ogg 1. ʹkærıən n 1. падаль; мертвечина 2. пренебр. падаль, мерзость, гадость 2. ʹkærıən a 1. гнилой; гниющий; разлагающийся 2. …
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
CARRION — 1. сущ.1) устар. тело, труп 2) падаль; мертвечина; мясо, непригодное к употреблению (из-за гниения или же от природы) Syn:dead flesh …
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
BEETLE — _I 1. ʹbi:tl n 1. 1> жук carpet beetle - ковровый жучок 2> энт. отряд жесткокрылых ( Coleoptera ) 2. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CARRION — 1. сущ. 1) уст. тело, труп 2) падаль; мертвечина; мясо, непригодное к употреблению ( из-за гниения или же от природы …
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
CARRION — 1. сущ. 1) уст. тело, труп 2) падаль; мертвечина; мясо, непригодное к употреблению (из-за гниения или же от природы) Syn: dead flesh 3) тело, труп …
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
BEETLE — _I _n. 1> жук - Colorado beetle 2> _собир. таракан; blind as a beetle - совершенно слепой - beetle blind …
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 - редакция bed
BEETLE — _I ˈbi:tl _n. 1> жук; Colorado beetle колорадский жук 2> _разг. таракан; blind as a beetle, beetle blind совершенно слепой …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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