Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.
Definition: TORTOISE BEETLE |
TORTOISE BEETLE1. (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of small tortoise-shaped beetles. Many of them have a brilliant metallic luster. the larv[ae] feed upon the leaves of various plants, and protect themselves beneath a mass of dried excrement held over the back by means of the caudal spines. The golden tortoise beetle (Cassida aurichalcea) is found on the morning-glory vine and allied plants. |
| Language | Translations for "TORTOISE BEETLE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | skjoldbille (carpenter worm, gold bug, sweetpotato beetle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | schildpadtor (carpenter worm, gold bug, sweetpotato beetle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Finnish | kilpikuoriaiset (carpenter worm, gold bug, sweetpotato beetle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | casside de l'artichaut, casside de la betterave (beet tortoise beetle, clouded tortoise beetle, small green tortoise beetle), casside. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | Schildkaefer (carpenter worm, gold bug, sweetpotato beetle), Artischockenschildkaefer. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | κασίδα η ανθοσυλλέκτρια, κασίδα του τεύτλου (carpenter worm, gold bug, sweetpotato beetle), κασίδα (scald, scurf). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | cassida dei carciofi, cassida (carpenter worm, gold bug, sweetpotato beetle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ortoisetay eetlebay tortuguilla (carpenter worm, gold bug, sweetpotato beetle), catarinita (carpenter worm, gold bug, sweetpotato beetle), casida de las alcachofas, casida (carpenter worm, gold bug, sweetpotato beetle). (various references) sköldbaggar (carpenter worm, gold bug, sweetpotato beetle), kronärtskockssköldbagge. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Cassida, Cassida deflorata. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-e-e-e-e-i-l-o-o-r-s-t-t-t" | |
-4 letters: briolettes. | |
-5 letters: beetroots, bitterest, blottiest, booteries, briolette, brittlest, librettos, lotteries, rebottles, toilettes. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 4F 52 54 4F 49 53 45 42 45 45 54 4C 45 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
|
Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01001111 01010010 01010100 01001111 01001001 01010011 01000101 00100000 01000010 01000101 01000101 01010100 01001100 01000101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T O R T O I S E   B E E T L E |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 004F 0052 0054 004F 0049 0053 0045 0042 0045 0045 0054 004C 0045 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)54495254494353392363939544639 |
| 1. Definition 2. Images: Slideshow 3. Translations: Modern 4. Translations: Ancient | 5. Anagrams 6. Orthography 7. Bibliography |
Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.
