FLEA BEETLE

Meaning of FLEA BEETLE in English

any leaf beetle of the genera Haltica, Epitrix, etc., the various species of which have the rear legs adapted for jumping.

[ 1835-45 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

FLEA BEETLE — noun Date: 1842 any of a subfamily (Alticinae, especially genera Alticia and Epitrix ) of small chrysomelid beetles with legs …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FLEA BEETLE — Any member of the beetle subfamily Alticinae (family Chrysomelidae), found worldwide. It is tiny (less than 0.25 in. [6 mm] …
Английский словарь Британика
FLEA BEETLE — noun : any of various small chrysomelid beetles that have the thighs of the hind legs thickened and adapted for …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLEA-BEETLE — (n.) A small beetle of the family Halticidae, of many species. They have strong posterior legs and leap like fleas. …
Английский словарь Webster
FLEA BEETLE — Date: 1842 : any of a subfamily (Alticinae, especially genera Alticia and Epitrix ) of small chrysomelid beetles with legs …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FLEA-BEETLE — noun a small beetle of the family halticidae, of many species. they have strong posterior legs and leap like fleas. …
Webster English vocab
FLEA BEETLE — Function: noun Date: 1842 : any of a subfamily (Alticinae, especially genera Alticia and Epitrix ) of small chrysomelid beetles …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FLEA BEETLE — ■ noun a small jumping leaf beetle that can be a pest of plants such as crucifers. [ Phyllotreta and …
Concise Oxford English vocab
FLEA BEETLE — [flea beetle] n (1842): any of a subfamily (Alticinae, esp. genera Alticia and Epitrix) of small chrysomelid beetles with legs …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FLEA BEETLE — any member of the insect subfamily Alticinae (Halticinae) belonging to the leaf beetle family Chrysomelidae (order Coleoptera). These tiny beetles, …
Britannica English vocabulary
FLEA BEETLE — Any member of the beetle subfamily Alticinae (family Chrysomelidae), found worldwide. It is tiny (less than 0.25 in. [6 mm] …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FLEA BEETLE — Any of various beetles of the subfamily Alticinae (family Chrysomelidae, order Coleoptera). They are small leaf-feeding beetles that have hind …
English Glossary of Entomology and Crop Protection
FLEA-BEETLE — энт. 1) блошка (Phyllotreta) 2) листоед, листогрыз (Altica; Systena) (энтомология) блошка (Phyllotreta) (энтомология) листоед, листогрыз (Altica; Systena)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FLEA-BEETLE — n энт. 1> блошка ( Phyllotreta ) 2> листоед, листогрыз ( Altica; Systena )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FLEA BEETLE — (n) блошка
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
FLEA BEETLE — (0) листогрыз; листоед
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
FLEA-BEETLE — n энт. 1) блошка ( Phyllotreta ) 2) листоед, листогрыз ( Altica; Systena )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
FLEA-BEETLE — n энт. 1> блошка ( Phyllotreta ) 2> листоед, листогрыз ( Altica; Systena )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FLEA-BEETLE — энт. 1) блошка (Phyllotreta) 2) листоед, листогрыз (Altica; Systena) (энтомология) блошка (Phyllotreta) (энтомология) листоед, листогрыз (Altica; Systena)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FLEA — I Any member of 1,600 species and subspecies of small, wingless, bloodsucking (parasitic) Specialized anatomical structures allow the flea to …
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), …
Английский словарь Британика
FLEA — I. ˈflē noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English fle, flee, from Old English flēah, flēa; akin to Old High …
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
FLEA — (n.) An insect belonging to the genus Pulex, of the order Aphaniptera. Fleas are destitute of wings, but have the …
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
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
FLEA — /flee/ , n. 1. any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking insects of the order Siphonaptera, parasitic upon mammals and birds …
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
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
FLEA — noun Etymology: Middle English fle, from Old English flēa; akin to Old High German flōh flea Date: before 12th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FLEA — vt to flay. 2. flea ·noun an insect belonging to the genus pulex, of the order aphaniptera. fleas are destitute …
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
FLEA — [flea] n [ME fle, fr. OE flea; akin to OHG floh flea] (bef. 12c): any of an order (Siphonaptera) of …
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
FLEA
Britannica English vocabulary
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
FLEA — flea BrE AmE fliː (= flee) ▷ fleas fliːz ▶ ˈ flea ˌ market BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FLEA — / fliː; NAmE / noun a very small jumping insect without wings, that bites animals and humans and sucks their …
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
FLEA — flea /fliː/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ] 1 . a very small insect without wings that …
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
FLEA — n. 1 a small wingless jumping insect of the order Siphonaptera, feeding on human and other blood. 2 a (in …
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
FLEA — n. 1 a small wingless jumping insect of the order Siphonaptera, feeding on human and other blood. 2 a (in …
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
FLEA — n.1 a small wingless jumping insect of the order Siphonaptera, feeding on human and other blood. 2 a (in full …
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
FLEA — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES flea collar flea market COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN collar ▪ The first 50 winning …
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
FLEA — [noun] [C] - a very small jumping insect without wings which feeds on the blood of animals and humansOur cat …
Cambridge English vocab
FLEA — n. flea beetle sand flea beach flea water flea
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FLEA — n. Any member of 1,600 species and subspecies of small, wingless, bloodsucking (parasitic) insects (order Siphonaptera), found from the Arctic …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BEETLE — n. ladybird beetle snout beetle bark beetle blister beetle Colorado potato beetle cucumber beetle deathwatch beetle dermestid beetle dung beetle …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FLEA — Synonyms and related words : broad jumper, bucking bronco, buckjumper, cat flea, chigoe, cockroach, crab, dog flea, frog, gazelle, goat, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FLEA — Someone who does not tip or tips very poorly. Las Vegas gambling term. A flea will almost never get special …
Slang English vocab
FLEA — noun VERB + FLEA ▪ get , have ▪ be infested with ▪ control , kill ▪ This drug is …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FLEA — сущ. блоха fleas bite ≈ блохи кусают to send smb. away with a flea in his ear ≈ дать кому-л. …
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
FLEA — 1. fli: n 1. энт. блоха ( Siphonaptera ) 2. = flea-beetle 3. красновато-коричневый цвет 4. амер. сл. скучный, надоедливый …
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
FLEA — flea сущ.блоха fleas bite — блохи кусают•• to send smb. away with a flea in his ear — дать кому-л. …
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

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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