"black beetle" meaning in English

See black beetle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: black beetles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} black beetle (plural black beetles)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, beetle.
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  2. The oriental cockroach, Blatta orientalis (a large roach from the family Blattidae). Categories (lifeform): Adephagan beetles, Beetles, Cockroaches, Scarabaeoids Synonyms (Blatta orientalis): oriental cockroach, Oriental cockroach, oriental roach, waterbug Translations (the oriental cockroach): Küchenschabe [feminine] (German), чёрный тарака́н (čórnyj tarakán) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-black_beetle-en-noun-7r4sMLq~ Disambiguation of Adephagan beetles: 3 14 12 23 27 23 Disambiguation of Beetles: 3 14 12 24 24 24 Disambiguation of Cockroaches: 1 22 13 22 22 22 Disambiguation of Scarabaeoids: 3 14 12 24 24 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 21 9 23 23 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 22 12 22 22 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 22 12 22 22 22 Disambiguation of 'Blatta orientalis': 0 62 9 10 9 9 Disambiguation of 'the oriental cockroach': 0 51 8 13 15 13
  3. (New Zealand) Maoriblatta novaeseelandiae (syn. Platyzosteria novae-zelandiae), a similar roach native to New Zealand; Maori bug. Tags: New-Zealand Categories (lifeform): Adephagan beetles, Beetles, Cockroaches, Scarabaeoids Synonyms (Platyzosteria novae-zelandiae): kekerengu
    Sense id: en-black_beetle-en-noun-xCdjozNh Disambiguation of Adephagan beetles: 3 14 12 23 27 23 Disambiguation of Beetles: 3 14 12 24 24 24 Disambiguation of Cockroaches: 1 22 13 22 22 22 Disambiguation of Scarabaeoids: 3 14 12 24 24 24 Categories (other): New Zealand English, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 22 12 22 22 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 22 12 22 22 22 Disambiguation of 'Platyzosteria novae-zelandiae': 0 19 35 15 16 15
  4. A common name for many species of beetle that are black in color, including:
    An African black beetle, Heteronychus arator, a serious pest of grasses in New Zealand.
    Categories (lifeform): Adephagan beetles, Beetles, Cockroaches, Scarabaeoids
    Sense id: en-black_beetle-en-noun-7KzfimVX Disambiguation of Adephagan beetles: 3 14 12 23 27 23 Disambiguation of Beetles: 3 14 12 24 24 24 Disambiguation of Cockroaches: 1 22 13 22 22 22 Disambiguation of Scarabaeoids: 3 14 12 24 24 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 21 9 23 23 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 22 12 22 22 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 22 12 22 22 22
  5. A common name for many species of beetle that are black in color, including:
    An Asiatic rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros, a pest of palm trees in tropical Asia.
    Categories (lifeform): Adephagan beetles, Beetles, Cockroaches, Scarabaeoids
    Sense id: en-black_beetle-en-noun-Pz-NasKC Disambiguation of Adephagan beetles: 3 14 12 23 27 23 Disambiguation of Beetles: 3 14 12 24 24 24 Disambiguation of Cockroaches: 1 22 13 22 22 22 Disambiguation of Scarabaeoids: 3 14 12 24 24 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 21 9 23 23 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 2 16 8 19 37 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 22 12 22 22 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 22 12 22 22 22 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 2 15 10 22 29 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 1 15 10 22 29 22
  6. A common name for many species of beetle that are black in color, including:
    An member of the European species, Pterostichus nigrita (syn. Feronia nigrita).
    Categories (lifeform): Adephagan beetles, Beetles, Cockroaches, Scarabaeoids
    Sense id: en-black_beetle-en-noun-hKdVFXZ6 Disambiguation of Adephagan beetles: 3 14 12 23 27 23 Disambiguation of Beetles: 3 14 12 24 24 24 Disambiguation of Cockroaches: 1 22 13 22 22 22 Disambiguation of Scarabaeoids: 3 14 12 24 24 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 21 9 23 23 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 22 12 22 22 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 22 12 22 22 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: blackbeetle, black-beetle Derived forms: Darwin's black beetle - Lissopterus quadrinotatus, African black beetle Related terms: oriental beetle, Blitopertha orientalis (alt: syn. Anomala orientalis)

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          "roach",
          "roach"
        ],
        [
          "Blattidae",
          "Blattidae#Translingual"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)",
        "New Zealand English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Maoriblatta novaeseelandiae (syn. Platyzosteria novae-zelandiae), a similar roach native to New Zealand; Maori bug."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(New Zealand) Maoriblatta novaeseelandiae (syn. Platyzosteria novae-zelandiae), a similar roach native to New Zealand; Maori bug."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A common name for many species of beetle that are black in color, including:",
        "An African black beetle, Heteronychus arator, a serious pest of grasses in New Zealand."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "beetle",
          "beetle"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa",
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A common name for many species of beetle that are black in color, including:",
        "An Asiatic rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros, a pest of palm trees in tropical Asia."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "beetle",
          "beetle"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A common name for many species of beetle that are black in color, including:",
        "An member of the European species, Pterostichus nigrita (syn. Feronia nigrita)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "beetle",
          "beetle"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "Blatta orientalis",
      "word": "oriental cockroach"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Blatta orientalis",
      "word": "Oriental cockroach"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Blatta orientalis",
      "word": "oriental roach"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Blatta orientalis",
      "word": "waterbug"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Platyzosteria novae-zelandiae",
      "word": "kekerengu"
    },
    {
      "word": "blackbeetle"
    },
    {
      "word": "black-beetle"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the oriental cockroach",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Küchenschabe"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "čórnyj tarakán",
      "sense": "the oriental cockroach",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "чёрный тарака́н"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "black beetle"
  ],
  "word": "black beetle"
}

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