gold beetle

noun

1. any of several beetles having a golden luster, as a chrysomelid, Metriona bicolor, that feeds on morning glories and roses.

gold beetle

/ ˈɡəʊldˌbʌɡ /

noun

1. any American beetle of the family Chrysomelidae having a bright metallic lustre

Example Sentences

The gold beetle embossed on the front glittered at her.

From Literature

The book was entirely too special-looking: a hardback bound in linen cloth the color of a pomegranate, a gold beetle embossed on the front with flecks that sparkled when you tilted the book.

From Literature

The book was entirely too special-looking: a hardback bound in linen cloth the color of a pomegranate, a gold beetle embossed on the front with flecks that sparkled when you tilted the book.

From Literature

The gold beetle embossed on the front glittered at her.

From Literature

Deterred by none of the superstitious tremors which the unaccountable peregrinations of the gold beetle would have excited in one less  intrepid, he quickly thrust his hand into his pocket to close it over another hand already there, a hand which beyond a first little start to escape, lay passive and unresisting, a hand soft and delicate, yet well-muscled withal, long-fingered and finely formed.

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