"black beetle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: black beetles [plural]
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  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 13 10 24 26 24 Disambiguation of Beetles: 3 13 11 24 24 24 Disambiguation of Cockroaches: 1 20 12 22 22 22 Disambiguation of Scarabaeoids: 3 13 11 24 24 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 17 8 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 21 12 22 22 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 20 12 22 22 22 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 2 14 10 24 27 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 1 14 9 24 27 24 Disambiguation of 'Blatta orientalis': 0 58 9 11 11 11 Disambiguation of 'the oriental cockroach': 0 47 7 15 15 15
  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 13 10 24 26 24 Disambiguation of Beetles: 3 13 11 24 24 24 Disambiguation of Cockroaches: 1 20 12 22 22 22 Disambiguation of Scarabaeoids: 3 13 11 24 24 24 Categories (other): New Zealand English, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 21 12 22 22 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 20 12 22 22 22 Disambiguation of 'Platyzosteria novae-zelandiae': 0 17 32 17 17 17
  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 13 10 24 26 24 Disambiguation of Beetles: 3 13 11 24 24 24 Disambiguation of Cockroaches: 1 20 12 22 22 22 Disambiguation of Scarabaeoids: 3 13 11 24 24 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 17 8 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 21 12 22 22 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 20 12 22 22 22 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 2 14 10 24 27 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 1 14 9 24 27 24
  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 13 10 24 26 24 Disambiguation of Beetles: 3 13 11 24 24 24 Disambiguation of Cockroaches: 1 20 12 22 22 22 Disambiguation of Scarabaeoids: 3 13 11 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: 0 17 8 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 15 7 20 36 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 21 12 22 22 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 20 12 22 22 22 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 2 14 10 24 27 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 1 14 9 24 27 24
  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 13 10 24 26 24 Disambiguation of Beetles: 3 13 11 24 24 24 Disambiguation of Cockroaches: 1 20 12 22 22 22 Disambiguation of Scarabaeoids: 3 13 11 24 24 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 17 8 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 21 12 22 22 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 20 12 22 22 22 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 2 14 10 24 27 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 1 14 9 24 27 24
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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  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Darwin's black beetle - Lissopterus quadrinotatus"
    },
    {
      "word": "African black beetle"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "black beetles",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "black beetle (plural black beetles)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "oriental beetle"
    },
    {
      "alt": "syn. Anomala orientalis",
      "word": "Blitopertha orientalis"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, beetle."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "black",
          "black#English"
        ],
        [
          "beetle",
          "beetle#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The oriental cockroach, Blatta orientalis (a large roach from the family Blattidae)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "oriental cockroach",
          "oriental cockroach"
        ],
        [
          "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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