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.
A game of chance in which players attempt to complete a drawing of a beetle, different dicerolls allowing them to add the various body parts.
From Middle English bitle, bityl, bytylle, from Old English bitula, bitela, bītel, from Proto-Germanic *bitulaz, *bītilaz, equivalent to bite + -le. Cognate with Danish bille ("beetle"), Icelandic bitil, bitul, Faroese bitil ("small piece, bittock").
From Middle English bitel-brouwed ("beetle-browed"). Possibly after beetle, from the fact that some beetles have bushy antennae.
From Middle English betel, from Old English bīetel, akin to bēatan.
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