Plural of beetle
regular plural
The plural of beetle is beetles.
Forms of beetle
| Singular | beetle /ˈbiːtəl/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | beetles |
| Countable | usually uncountable |
Beetles in a sentence
- The Scolytinae are a subfamily of weevils, called the bark beetles because of their habit of phloeophagy.From the entry phloeophagy
- Beetles crunched beneath the men's heavy boots as they worked.From the entry crunch
- Some beetles of the family Coccinellidae are aphidophagous.From the entry aphidophagous
- Myxophagan beetles are adapted to feed on algae.From the entry myxophagan
- Many click beetles have serrate antennae.From the entry serrate
Meaning of beetle
- noun 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.
- noun A game of chance in which players attempt to complete a drawing of a beetle, different dice rolls allowing them to add the various body parts.
- verb To move (away) quickly, to scurry away.
Questions about the plural of beetle
- What is the plural of beetle?
- The plural of beetle is beetles.
- Is beetle countable?
- Beetle is usually an uncountable noun; its plural is used for kinds or examples of it.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: beetle (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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