black beetle

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see black, beetle.

2. A black scarab beetle, later specifically the African black beetle (Heteronychus arator), a serious pest of grasses in New Zealand.

3. (UK)The oriental cockroach (Blatta orientalis), a large roach from the family Blattidae.

   Küchenschabe

   чёрный тарака́нčórnyj tarakán

4. (New Zealand)A similar roach native to New Zealand, of species Maoriblatta novaeseelandiae (syn. Platyzosteria novaeseelandia); the Māori bug.

5. Any of various other species of beetle that are black in color, including:

   An Asiatic rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros), a pest of palm trees in tropical Asia.

6. A member of the European species Pterostichus nigrita (syn. Feronia nigrita).

1. Black beetles are stronger than red beetles.

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