beetle
nounDivide beetle into syllables:
bee · tle
How to pronounce beetle:
Definition of beetle:
- beetle (noun):
- insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings.
- any of an order (coleoptera) of insects having four wings of which the outer pair are modified into stiff elytra that protect the inner pair when at rest
Synonyms for beetle:
anoplophora glabripennis
asian longhorned beetle
blister beetle
carabid beetle
carpet beetle
carpet bug
chrysomelid
clerid
clerid beetle
coleoptera
deathwatch
deathwatch beetle
elater
elaterid
elaterid beetle
firefly
ground beetle
insect
lady beetle
ladybeetle
ladybird
ladybird beetle
ladybug
lamellicorn beetle
leaf beetle
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Antonyms for beetle:
abbreviate
abridge
cave in
compress
contract
deflate
depress
indent
keep
lessen
lower
recede
reduce
shorten
shrink
tighten
Other 2-syllable words like beetle
Here are some other common words that have 2 syllables, like beetle does.
- beetles
- befalls
- beggars
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- beignets
- belching
- benares
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- beurre
- bewailed
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- bhakti
- bia
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- bindi
- binding
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- birthmark
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- bjerke
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- blakely
- blaming
- blanca
- blanchette
- blandly
- bleachers
- blister
- blitheness
- blizzards
- blobfish
- blocker
- blooket
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