long-horned beetle

[ lawng-hawrnd, long- ]

/ ˈlɔŋˌhɔrnd, ˈlɒŋ- /

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.

Words nearby long-horned beetle

long-eared owl, long-faced, long-form, long-haul, long-headed, long-horned beetle, long-horned grasshopper, long-jump, long-lasting, long-legged, long-lived

Origin of long-horned beetle

First recorded in 1830–40

Also called longhorn.

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British Dictionary definitions for long-horned beetle

long-horned beetle

noun

the longicorn beetleSee longicorn (def. 1)

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