How do you say “beetle” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "beetle" in Vietnamese?

"Beetle" in Vietnamese is bọ cánh cứng (a beetle).

“Beetle” in Vietnamese is bọ cánh cứng (a beetle).

Vietnamese words for “beetle”

bọ cánh cứngnoun
Hanoi [ʔɓɔ˧˨ʔ kajŋ̟˧˦ kɨŋ˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɓɔ˨˩˨ kan˦˥ kɨŋ˦˥]bọ heavy cánh rising cứng rising
a beetle
for “beetle” meaning: 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.

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