bee beetle

American

noun

a European beetle, Trichodes apiarius, which sometimes infests beehives.

bee beetle British

noun

a European beetle, Trichodes apiarius , that is often parasitic in beehives: family Cleridae

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But for many a winter's night her story was told by the Kobolds as they spun around their fire; and for many a long day did bird and bee, beetle, ant, and flower, love and remember little Bud.

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And all the jungle laughed with nesting songs, And all the thickets rustled with small life Of lizard, bee, beetle, and creeping things Pleased at the spring time.

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Elsewhere were sowers who went forth to sow; And all the jungle laughed with nesting-songs, And all the thickets rustled with small life Of lizard, bee, beetle, and creeping things, Pleased at the springtime.

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Elsewhere were sowers who went forth to sow; And all the jungle laughed with nesting-songs, And all the thickets rustled with small life Of lizard, bee, beetle, and creeping things Pleased at the spring-time.

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Every fly, bee, beetle, and butterfly is provided with six feet.

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