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What (who) is BEETLING - definition
A TEXTILE FINISHING METHOD OF OBTAINING A FLAT AND LUSTROUS EFFECT.
Beetling
·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Beetle.
beetling
adjective (especially of a person's eyebrows) project or overhang.
beetle
![swimming]] limbs](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Acilius sulcatus.gemeiner furchenschwimmer.jpg?width=200 "swimming]] limbs")
![Blister beetles such as ''[[Hycleus]]'' have brilliant [[aposematic]] coloration, warning of their toxicity.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Blister beetle (26390828032).jpg?width=200 "Blister beetles such as ''[[Hycleus]]'' have brilliant [[aposematic]] coloration, warning of their toxicity.")
![Thar Desert]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bug in Tharparkar District.jpg?width=200 "Thar Desert]]")
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![Batesian mimic]] of wasps](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Clyte bélier - MHNT - Vue dorsale.jpg?width=200 "Batesian mimic]] of wasps")
![Coleoptera at the [[Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe]], Germany](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Coleoptera SMNK.jpg?width=200 "Coleoptera at the [[Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe]], Germany")
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![[[Cotton boll weevil]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cotton boll weevil.jpg?width=200 "[[Cotton boll weevil]]")
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![The ivory-marked beetle, ''[[Eburia quadrigeminata]]'', may live up to 40 years inside the [[hardwood]]s on which the larva feeds.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Eburia quadrigeminata.jpg?width=200 "The ivory-marked beetle, ''[[Eburia quadrigeminata]]'', may live up to 40 years inside the [[hardwood]]s on which the larva feeds.")
![A scarab in the [[Valley of the Kings]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Egypt.KV6.04.jpg?width=200 "A scarab in the [[Valley of the Kings]]")
![Front view of the head of ''[[Lamia textor]]''](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Head of the Weaver Beetle (Lamia textor).jpg?width=200 "Front view of the head of ''[[Lamia textor]]''")
![Scarabaeiform]] larva of [[Hercules beetle]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hercules beetle (larva).jpg?width=200 "Scarabaeiform]] larva of [[Hercules beetle]]")
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![''[[Coccinella septempunctata]]'', a predatory beetle beneficial to agriculture](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lady-beetle-close-up.jpg?width=200 "''[[Coccinella septempunctata]]'', a predatory beetle beneficial to agriculture")
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![The life cycle of the [[stag beetle]] includes three [[instar]]s.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Life cycle of stag beetle.svg?width=200 "The life cycle of the [[stag beetle]] includes three [[instar]]s.")
![A [[camouflage]]d [[longhorn beetle]], ''[[Ecyrus dasycerus]]''](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Long-horn Beetle - Ecyrus dasycerus, Leesylvania State Park, Woodbridge, Virginia.jpg?width=200 "A [[camouflage]]d [[longhorn beetle]], ''[[Ecyrus dasycerus]]''")
![The plate was labelled "Neocerambyx æneas, Cladognathus tarandus, Diurus furcellatus, Ectatorhinus Wallacei, Megacriodes Saundersii, Cyriopalpus Wallacei".}} A few of the 2,000 species of beetle collected by [[Alfred Russel Wallace]] in [[Borneo]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Malay Archipelago Beetles.jpg?width=200 "The plate was labelled \"Neocerambyx æneas, Cladognathus tarandus, Diurus furcellatus, Ectatorhinus Wallacei, Megacriodes Saundersii, Cyriopalpus Wallacei\".}} A few of the 2,000 species of beetle collected by [[Alfred Russel Wallace]] in [[Borneo]]")
![human consumption]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mealworm 01 Pengo.jpg?width=200 "human consumption]]")
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![Fossil and life restoration of ''Moravocoleus permianus'' ([[Tshekardocoleidae]]) from the Early Permian of the Czech Republic, representative of the morphology of early beetles](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Moravocoleus permianus.jpg?width=200 "Fossil and life restoration of ''Moravocoleus permianus'' ([[Tshekardocoleidae]]) from the Early Permian of the Czech Republic, representative of the morphology of early beetles")
![Meloidae]]) feeding on the petals of ''[[Ipomoea carnea]]''](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Orange Blister Beetle (Mylabris pustulata) on Ipomoea carnea W IMG 0593.jpg?width=200 "Meloidae]]) feeding on the petals of ''[[Ipomoea carnea]]''")
![''[[Photinus pyralis]]'', firefly, in flight](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Photinus pyralis Firefly 2.jpg?width=200 "''[[Photinus pyralis]]'', firefly, in flight")
![carnivorous]] genera became more common. In the [[Cenozoic]], genera at all three [[trophic level]]s became far more numerous.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Phylogenetic chart of Coleoptera.svg?width=200 "carnivorous]] genera became more common. In the [[Cenozoic]], genera at all three [[trophic level]]s became far more numerous.")
![Larvae of the [[Colorado potato beetle]], ''Leptinotarsa decemlineata'', a serious crop pest](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Potato beetle larvae.jpg?width=200 "Larvae of the [[Colorado potato beetle]], ''Leptinotarsa decemlineata'', a serious crop pest")
![An Israeli Copper Flower-Chafer (''[[Protaetia cuprea]] ignicollis'') on a crown daisy (''[[Glebionis coronaria]]'')](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Protaetia cuprea - 2019 Zachi Evenor.jpg?width=200 "An Israeli Copper Flower-Chafer (''[[Protaetia cuprea]] ignicollis'') on a crown daisy (''[[Glebionis coronaria]]'')")
![[[Punctate flower chafer]]s (''Neorrhina punctata'', Scarabaeidae) mating](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Punctate Flower Chafer.jpg?width=200 "[[Punctate flower chafer]]s (''Neorrhina punctata'', Scarabaeidae) mating")
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![collecting water from fog]] on its back.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Stenocara gracilipes.jpg?width=200 "collecting water from fog]] on its back.")
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![[[Zopheridae]] in [[jewellery]] at the [[Texas A&M University]] Insect Collection](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Zopheridae jewelry sjh.jpg?width=200 "[[Zopheridae]] in [[jewellery]] at the [[Texas A&M University]] Insect Collection")
![longhorn]], is one of the largest and heaviest insects in the world.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Titanus giganteus MHNT dos.jpg?width=200 "longhorn]], is one of the largest and heaviest insects in the world.")
![''[[Scydosella musawasensis]]'', the smallest known beetle: scale bar (right) is 50 μm.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Scydosella musawasensis.jpg?width=200 "''[[Scydosella musawasensis]]'', the smallest known beetle: scale bar (right) is 50 μm.")
![[[Hercules beetle]], ''Dynastes hercules ecuatorianus'', the longest of all beetles](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Dynastes hercules ecuatorianus MHNT.jpg?width=200 "[[Hercules beetle]], ''Dynastes hercules ecuatorianus'', the longest of all beetles")
![Protaetia cuprea]]'' feeding on thistle](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Protaetia-cuprea-ignicollis-IZE-257.jpg?width=200 "Protaetia cuprea]]'' feeding on thistle")
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Coleoptera; Coleopterists; Beetles; Coleopteran; The Beetles; Palm beetle; Black-Beetle; Beetel; Choleoptera; Coleopterans; Beetle larva; Respiratory systems of beetles; Grub (larva); Anatomy of beetles; 🪲; Evolutionary history of beetles; Beetle as food; Beetles as food
beetle1
¦ noun
1. an insect of a large order distinguished by having forewings modified into hard wing cases that cover and protect the hindwings and abdomen. [Order Coleoptera: many species.]
2. Brit. a dice game in which a picture of a beetle is drawn or assembled.
¦ verb informal make one's way hurriedly or with short, quick steps.
Origin
OE bitula, bitela 'biter', from the base of bitan 'to bite'.
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beetle2
¦ noun
1. a very heavy mallet.
2. a machine used for heightening the lustre of cloth by pressure from rollers.
¦ verb
1. ram, crush, or drive in with a beetle.
2. finish (cloth) with a beetle.
Origin
OE betel, of Gmc origin.
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beetle3
¦ verb [usu. as adjective beetling] (especially of a person's eyebrows) project or overhang.
Derivatives
beetle-browed adjective
Origin
C16: back-form. from beetle-browed (ME).
Wikipedia
Beetling
Beetling is the pounding of linen or cotton fabric to give a flat, lustrous effect.
Examples of use of BEETLING
1. The posh double–barrelled one went beetling down in the Land Rover from his delightful farm to the local council estate, where he set the ignorant natives straight about their nasty poultry habit.