Resembling a beetle in appearance, movement, or behavior; having qualities characteristic of beetles.
Compound adjective from 'beet' (beetle) and '-like' (from Old English 'gelic'), meaning 'similar to,' following the standard English pattern for simile adjectives.
Some sci-fi robots are described as 'beetlike' because their hard exoskeletons and articulated limbs create an alien insectoid look—beetles have inspired robot design for decades.
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