TORTOISE BEETLE

Meaning of TORTOISE BEETLE in English

any of several turtle-shaped leaf beetles, as Chelymorpha cassidea (argus tortoise beetle or milkweed tortoise beetle) , which resembles the ladybird beetle and feeds primarily on bindweed and milkweed.

[ 1705-15 ]

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TORTOISE BEETLE — noun Date: circa 1711 any of various chrysomelid beetles (subfamily Cassidinae) with leaf-eating larvae
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TORTOISE BEETLE — noun 1. : any of numerous small tortoise-shaped beetles of the family Chrysomelidae many of whom have a brilliant metallic …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TORTOISE BEETLE — Date: circa 1711 : any of various chrysomelid beetles (subfamily Cassidinae) with leaf-eating larvae
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TORTOISE BEETLE — Function: noun Date: circa 1711 : any of various chrysomelid beetles (subfamily Cassidinae) with leaf-eating larvae
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TORTOISE BEETLE — [tortoise beetle] n (ca. 1711): any of various chrysomelid beetles (subfamily Cassidinae) with leaf-eating larvae
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TORTOISE BEETLE
Britannica English vocabulary
TORTOISE BEETLE — (энтомология) черепашка (Eurygaster integriceps)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TORTOISE BEETLE — энт. черепашка ( Eurygaster integriceps )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TORTOISE BEETLE — энт. черепашка ( Eurygaster integriceps )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
TORTOISE BEETLE — энт. черепашка ( Eurygaster integriceps )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TORTOISE BEETLE — (энтомология) черепашка (Eurygaster integriceps)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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
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), …
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
TORTOISE — ˈtȯr]d.əs, -ȯ(ə)], ]təs sometimes ]ˌtȯiz or ]ˌtȯis\ noun ( plural tortoises also tortoise ) Etymology: Middle English tortuce, tortous, tortuse, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TORTOISE — (n.) a tortoise-shell cat.
Английский словарь Webster
TORTOISE — (n.) having a color like that of a tortoise's shell, black with white and orange spots; -- used mostly to …
Английский словарь Webster
TORTOISE — (n.) Same as Testudo, 2.
Английский словарь Webster
TORTOISE — (n.) Any one of numerous species of reptiles of the order Testudinata.
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
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 …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TORTOISE — ( n. ) Any one of numerous species of reptiles of the order Testudinata.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TORTOISE — ( n. ) a tortoise-shell cat.
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
TORTOISE — /tawr"teuhs/ , n. 1. a turtle, esp. a terrestrial turtle. 2. a very slow person or thing. 3. testudo (def. …
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
TORTOISE — n. any of several species of terrestrial turtle, species of land-dwelling reptile with a hard dome-shaped shell
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
TORTOISE — noun Etymology: Middle English tortu, tortuse, from Anglo-French tortue — more at turtle Date: 14th century 1. : any of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TORTOISE — noun a tortoise-shell cat. 2. tortoise ·noun ·same·as testudo, 2. 3. tortoise ·noun any one of numerous species of reptiles …
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
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
TORTOISE — any of the land-dwelling turtles of the family Testudinidae; in Great Britain the name refers to any nonmarine turtle. The …
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
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
BEETLE — n. & v. --n. 1 a tool with a heavy head and a handle, used for ramming, crushing, driving wedges, …
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, …
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
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
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 …
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
TORTOISE — n. Any of some 40 species (family Testudinidae) of slow-moving, terrestrial, herbivorous turtles , found in the Old and New …
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
TORTOISE — Noun. See 'have a tortoise'.
Slang English vocab
TORTOISE — noun Tortoise is used before these nouns: ↑ shell
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TORTOISE — сущ. черепаха (сухопутная) tortoise shell (зоология) черепаха (Testudinata) - freshwater * пресноводная черепаха - giant /elephant/ * гигантская /слоновая/ черепаха …
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
TORTOISE — tortoise.ogg ʹtɔ:təs n 1. зоол. черепаха ( Testudinata ) freshwater tortoise - пресноводная черепаха giant /elephant/ tortoise - гигантская /слоновая/ …
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
TORTOISE — n 1. зоол. черепаха ( Testudinata ) freshwater tortoise - пресноводная черепаха giant /elephant/ tortoise - гигантская /слоновая/ черепаха tortoise …
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
TORTOISE — сущ. 1) черепаха ( сухопутная ) - tortoise shell 2) медлительный человек; медленно движущийся предмет 3) др.-рим. черепаха ( осадное …
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
TORTOISE — сущ. 1) черепаха (сухопутная) - tortoise shell 2) медлительный человек; медленно движущийся предмет 3) др.-рим. черепаха (осадное приспособление; боевое построение) 4) - tortoise-shell
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

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