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long-horned beetle

[ lawng-hawrnd, long- ]

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.


long-horned beetle

noun

  1. the longicorn beetle See longicorn
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of long-horned beetle1

First recorded in 1830–40
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Example Sentences

In the case of the oak tree, the damage is done by the Elaphidion villosum, (Fabricius), a long-horned beetle.

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

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