an insect, often large and black, with a hard case on its back, covering its wings. There are several types of beetle:
a black beetle * a dung beetle
seealsoDEATH-WATCHBEETLE
verb [V+adv./prep.] (informal) to move somewhere quickly:
I last saw him beetling off down the road.
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