blackbeetle
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of blackbeetle
Example Sentences
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She popped another blackbeetle into her mouth and then another, like someone with a bag of chocolate-covered raisins.
From "Coraline" by Neil Gaiman
It is to the death, and has been going on for years, the combatants being the red cockroach and the blackbeetle.
From The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2 by Furniss, Harry
Worst of all, I was victimised by the presence of a blackbeetle in a plate of clear soup served me at my club.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, December 22, 1920 by Seaman, Owen, Sir
An exploratory blackbeetle now and then was found immovable upon the stairs, or in an upper room, as wondering how he got there.
From Dombey and Son by Dickens, Charles
Even blackbeetles, as she often told herself, were God's creatures, and Mr Ogilvie, although he had deserted her, no doubt had finer sensibilities than a blackbeetle.
From Austin and His Friends by Balfour, Frederic H.
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