Beetle vs. Kangaroo — What's the Difference?

Beetles are a group of insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects.

The kangaroo is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae (macropods, meaning "large foot"). In common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, the red kangaroo, as well as the antilopine kangaroo, eastern grey kangaroo, and western grey kangaroo.

Any of numerous insects of the order Coleoptera, having biting or chewing mouthparts and forewings modified to form horny coverings that protect the underlying pair of membranous hind wings when at rest.

Any of various large herbivorous marsupials of the family Macropodidae of Australia and adjacent islands, having short forelimbs, large hind limbs used for leaping, and a long tapered tail.

An insect resembling a member of the order Coleoptera.

A member of the Macropodidae family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, native to Australia.

A heavy mallet with a large wooden head.

A hooded jacket with a front pocket, usually of fleece material, a kangaroo jacket.

A small wooden household mallet.

To practice kangaroo care on an infant; to hold a premature infant against the skin.

A machine with revolving wooden hammers that gives fabrics a lustrous sheen.

(intransitive) To hunt kangaroo.

To make one's way or move like a beetle

(intransitive) To move like a kangaroo.

To jut; overhang

Of or relating to Australia.

Jutting; overhanging

Characterized by rapidly jumping prices in securities markets or by belief that the prices are unstable in contrast to bear and bull markets.

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.

Any one of numerous species of jumping marsupials of the family Macropodidæ. They inhabit Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands, They have long and strong hind legs and a large tail, while the fore legs are comparatively short and feeble. The giant kangaroo (Macropus major) is the largest species, sometimes becoming twelve or fourteen feet in total length. The tree kangaroos, belonging to the genus Dendrolagus, live in trees; the rock kangaroos, of the genus Petrogale, inhabit rocky situations; and the brush kangaroos, of the genus Halmaturus, inhabit wooded districts. See Wallaby.

(uncountable) A game of chance in which players attempt to complete a drawing of a beetle, different dice rolls allowing them to add the various body parts.

Any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long thick tail

Alternative case form of Beetle

A type of mallet with a large wooden head, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.

A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; a beetling machine.

To move (away) quickly, to scurry away.

To loom over; to extend or jut.

To beat with a heavy mallet.

To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine.

Protruding, jutting, overhanging.

A heavy mallet, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.

A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; - called also beetling machine.

Any insect of the order Coleoptera, having four wings, the outer pair being stiff cases for covering the others when they are folded up. See Coleoptera.

To beat with a heavy mallet.

To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine; as, to beetle cotton goods.

To extend over and beyond the base or support; to overhang; to jut.

Insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings

A tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing

Be suspended over or hang over;

Fly or go in a manner resembling a beetle;

Beat with a beetle

Jutting or overhanging;