long-horned beetle

[ lawng-hawrnd, long- ]

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.

Origin of long-horned beetle

First recorded in 1830–40

Also called longhorn.

Words Nearby long-horned beetle

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

British Dictionary definitions for long-horned beetle

long-horned beetle

noun

the longicorn beetle: See longicorn (def. 1)

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