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long-horned beetle

[lawng-hawrnd, long-] /ˈlɔŋˌhɔrnd, ˈlɒŋ-/
noun
1.
any of numerous, often brightly colored beetles of the family Cerambycidae, usually with long antennae, the larva of which bores into the wood of living or decaying trees.
Also called longhorn.
Origin of long-horned beetle
1830-1840
First recorded in 1830-40
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  • Hatched inside the trunk, will the long-horned beetle be able to clear itself a way of escape?

    The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles Jean Henri Fabre

  • In the case of the oak tree, the damage is done by the Elaphidion villosum, (Fabricius), a long-horned beetle.

    American Pomology J. A. Warder
British Dictionary definitions for long-horned beetle

long-horned beetle

noun
1.
the longicorn beetle See longicorn (sense 1)
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