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

Words nearby long-horned beetle

long hauler, longhead, long-headed, long hop, long horn, long-horned beetle, long-horned grasshopper, long horse, long house, Long, Huey, long hundredweight

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?
The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles|Jean Henri Fabre

British Dictionary definitions for long-horned beetle

long-horned beetle

noun

the longicorn beetleSee longicorn (def. 1)

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