As nouns the difference between beetle and bugs
is that
beetle is 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 or
beetle can be a type of mallet with a large wooden head, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc while
bugs is .
As a verb beetle
is to move away quickly, to scurry away or
beetle can be to loom over; to extend or jut or
beetle can be to beat with a heavy mallet.
As an adjective beetle
is protruding, jutting, overhanging (as in
beetle brows ).