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Explore Beetles through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Beetles meaning

plural of beetle

Using Beetles

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of beetle
  • In the example corpus, beetles often appears in combinations such as: the beetles, beetles and, of beetles.

Context around Beetles

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 10 start, 5 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

ground 2× repairing 1× squash 1× cucumber 1× large 1× bigger 1× water 1× whirligig 1× carabid 1× bombardier 1×

Often after:

family 2× cucumber 1× unleashed 1× use 1× simply 1× diversity 1× cerambycidae 1× chew 1× eating 1×

Sentence patterns with Beetles

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

32 vw beetles and three 1× african carabid beetles for example 1× and clown beetles family histeridae 1× and repairing beetles at his 1× and rove beetles family staphylinidae 1× as flea beetles within chrysomelidae 1× be darkling beetles 1× beetles cucumber beetles and other 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a commenter mentioned 1× adult crawling water 1× african carabid beetles 1× another possible culprit 1× bats really are 1× beach said the 1×

Common sentence endings:

a single egg 1× at it recently 1× be darkling beetles 1× beetles and moths 1× beetles family histeridae 1× blue baja bug 1×

Words around Beetles

Just before it in the word index:

beetlejuice 75 beetlebum 2 beetle 247 beethoven 258 beetham 4 beetge 10

Just after it in the word index:

beeton 3 beetroot 66 beetroots 5 beets 116 beetz 19 beever 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aliyu 180 assigning 180 awakened 180 babylonian 180 bridal 180 charms 180

Corpus analysis for Beetles

  • In this selection, "beetles" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, ground, repairing, squash, family, cucumber and unleashed stand out and add context to how "beetles" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 32 vw beetles and three and african carabid beetles for example. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "beetles" sits close to words such as aliyu, assigning and awakened, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with beetles

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Another possible culprit could be darkling beetles. (7 words)

One of the most labor-intensive yet effective methods is handpicking the beetles. (13 words)

Species with such adaptations are found among the scarabs, ground beetles, and clown beetles (family Histeridae ). (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Nasturtiums deter squash beetles, cucumber beetles and other vine boring pests so are an essential for your vegetable garden and with packs starting at £2.20 on Amazon, they’re a very cheap solution to a potentially very harmful problem. (40 words)

Adult crawling water beetles use both their elytra and their hind coxae (the basal segment of the back legs) in air retention, citation while whirligig beetles simply carry an air bubble down with them whenever they dive. (37 words)

The jewel beetles' diversity increased rapidly during the Cretaceous, as they were the primary consumers of wood, citation while longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae) were rather rare, and their diversity increased only towards the end of the Upper Cretaceous. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

Mr Theochari has been restoring and repairing Beetles at his business, Terry's Beetles in Hanwell, West London, for almost four decades and has a collection of 32 VW Beetles and three Porsche 911's.

Nasturtiums deter squash beetles, cucumber beetles and other vine boring pests so are an essential for your vegetable garden and with packs starting at £2.20 on Amazon, they’re a very cheap solution to a potentially very harmful problem.

The odds of survival favoured large beetles being gobbled by small toads, probably because the bigger beetles unleashed more devastating toxic explosions.

These larger than life sculptures of beetles made out of scrap metal and micro-photography of beetles on large prints allow viewers to see the intricacies of these creatures.

Adult crawling water beetles use both their elytra and their hind coxae (the basal segment of the back legs) in air retention, citation while whirligig beetles simply carry an air bubble down with them whenever they dive.

African carabid beetles (for example, Anthia and Thermophilum) employ the same chemicals used by ants, while bombardier beetles have a their own unique separate gland, spraying potential predators from far distances.

Ground beetles and rove beetles (family Staphylinidae), among others, are primarily carnivorous and catch and consume many other arthropods and small prey, such as earthworms and snails.

Species with such adaptations are found among the scarabs, ground beetles, and clown beetles (family Histeridae ).

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The hind legs of some beetles, such as flea beetles (within Chrysomelidae) and flea weevils (within Curculionidae), are enlarged and designed for jumping.

The jewel beetles' diversity increased rapidly during the Cretaceous, as they were the primary consumers of wood, citation while longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae) were rather rare, and their diversity increased only towards the end of the Upper Cretaceous.

A commenter mentioned that the same thing happened to them, while another said that they did not know that it was possible for beetles to push the snowballs off of an edge.

Another possible culprit could be darkling beetles.

Bats really are great for our environment, they are fantastic at keeping down the pests as they hunt bugs including mosquitos, beetles and moths.

Beach said the beetles chew a shallow depression in the bark and deposit a single egg.

Deborah Alexander had a tree in her front yard for the past 32 years, sadly it had some fungus and beetles eating away at it recently.

Dutch elm disease (DED) is a fungal disease caused by a member of the sac fungi (Ascomycota) affecting elm trees, and is spread by elm bark beetles.

Family members said Blair and his late father, Tom, loved to work on Volkswagen Beetles and how the two built a 1966 blue Baja Bug.

Hedgehogs feed on a range of bugs and beetles and are an indicator species – where the health of their population reflects the condition of wider ecosystems.

Learn what buffalo, elk, beetles and other animals use their weapons for in the wild by watching this video.

One of the most labor-intensive yet effective methods is handpicking the beetles.

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Common combinations with beetles

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "beetles" in a sentence?
An example: "Mr Theochari has been restoring and repairing Beetles at his business, Terry's Beetles in Hanwell, West London, for almost four decades and has a collection of 32 VW Beetles and three Porsche 911's." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "beetles" from authentic English texts.
What does "beetles" mean?
Beetles means: plural of beetle
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