1. noun
a) Any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest.
b) A type of mallet with a large wooden head.
2. verb
a) To move away quickly, to scurry away.
He beetled off on his vacation.
b) To loom over.
The heavy chimney beetled over the thatched roof.
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