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long-horned beetle

[ lawng-hawrnd, long- ]
/ ˈlɔŋˌhɔrnd, ˈlɒŋ- /
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noun
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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Also called longhorn.

Origin of long-horned beetle

First recorded in 1830–40
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How to use long-horned beetle in a sentence

  • 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
  • Hatched inside the trunk, will the long-horned Beetle be able to clear itself a way of escape?

British Dictionary definitions for long-horned beetle

long-horned beetle

noun
the longicorn beetleSee longicorn (def. 1)
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