Beetle

Iconic German compact

A beetle is an insect with hardened forewings that form a protective shell over the membranous flight wings beneath—the largest order of insects, including ladybugs, fireflies, and weevils.

Beetle-browed describes prominent, overhanging eyebrows.

To beetle is to scuttle or hurry: She beetled off down the corridor.

Separately, a beetle is a heavy mallet for driving stakes or crushing.

music

Beatles

Iconic sixties rock quartet

Paul · George · Ringo · British Invasion · Beatlemania · Abbey Road · tribute · mop-top · sixties · rock

car

Volkswagen

German automobile corporation

air-cooled · rear-engine · classic · vintage · hippie · German · compact · restoration · hatchback · Wolfsburg

insect

scarab

Beetle held sacred anciently

carapace · larvae · grub · weevil · firefly · cockroach · exoskeleton · mandibles · elytra · thorax

overhang

brow

Facial ridge overhead

crag · overhanging · prominence · ledge · outcrop · precipice · looming · shaggy · bushy · furrowed

tool

mallet

Soft-headed striking tool

maul · tamper · pestle · ramming · crushing · paving · cobblestone · driving · wedge · blacksmith

Categories
Opposites
vehicle type

Beetlesedan

Enclosed passenger car

limousine · stretch limo · Rolls-Royce · Hummer · Cadillac Escalade

insect size/type

Beetlebutterfly

Winged insect from caterpillar

dragonfly · firefly · moth · ant · ladybug

insect size

Beetleelephant

Tusked gray giant

whale · blue whale · dinosaur · mammoth · giant

Phrases
Family

beetles, beetling, beetled, beet

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G