'Beetle mite' definitions:

Definition of 'Beetle mite'

From: GCIDE
  • Beetle \Bee"tle\, n. [OE. bityl, bittle, AS. b[imac]tel, fr. b[imac]tan to bite. See Bite, v. t.] 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Beetle mite (Zool.), one of many species of mites, of the family Oribatid[ae], parasitic on beetles.
  • Black beetle, the common large black cockroach ({Blatta orientalis}). [1913 Webster]