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