Showing posts with label beetle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beetle. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 29, 2016

beetle, beadle

Beetle or beetle means an insect of the order Coleoptera, with a hard shell and chewing mouth parts--
The cat is trying to catch a beetle that crawled under my desk.
A beetle usually has wings hidden under its shell.

Beadle or beadle means an officer or assistant employed by a church or possibly a school--
The beadle had to ask them to be quiet during the service.
The beadle will help you find a place to sit.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"He got in trouble with the beadle when he put a beetle on the shoulder of the child in front of him."