long-horned beetle

American  

[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.

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long-horned beetle British  

noun

1. the longicorn beetle See longicorn

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Etymology

Origin of long-horned beetle

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

Heat-treating wood, for example, can also help ward off the gypsy moth, spotted lanternfly and the Asian long-horned beetle, Tamm said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2024

But the city has realized its reliance on maples has created risks; elsewhere, for example, maples have been devastated by the invasive Asian long-horned beetle.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 19, 2022

Since then, she has studied a number of other destructive invasive insects, including the Asian long-horned beetle, the brown marmorated stink bug and the seemingly ubiquitous spotted lanternfly.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2022

The Kmushicoin, named after the long-horned beetle Kabutomushi in Japanese, is accepted as payment by some 220 businesses in Tunja, including restaurants, clothing stores, cafes and hardware shops.

From Reuters • Nov. 4, 2021

From high overhead a sprawling tarantula tossed aside the shriveled remains of his night's banquet, the emerald cuirass and empty mahogany helmet of a long-horned beetle, which eddied downward and landed upon my sheet.

From Edge of the Jungle by Beebe, William