gold beetle

American

noun

any of several beetles having a golden luster, as a chrysomelid, Metriona bicolor, that feeds on morning glories and roses.

gold beetle British

/ ˈɡəʊldˌbʌɡ /

noun

any American beetle of the family Chrysomelidae having a bright metallic lustre

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gold beetle

The gold beetle embossed on the front glittered at her.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

The book was entirely too special-looking: a hardback bound in linen cloth the color of a pomegranate, a gold beetle embossed on the front with flecks that sparkled when you tilted the book.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

"That gold beetle in your hand is dead, and will never live or move again."

From Idolatry A Romance by Hawthorne, Julian

Casting about for means to sober her,—an ungracious thing for a lover to do!—he hit upon the gold beetle.

From Idolatry A Romance by Hawthorne, Julian

And how well do I remember the poet comparing the darkening sky to a blue veil with the moon like a gold beetle upon it.

From Memoirs of My Dead Life by Moore, George (George Augustus)

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