gold beetle
any of several beetles having a golden luster, as a chrysomelid, Metriona bicolor, that feeds on morning glories and roses.
- Also called goldbug.
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How to use gold beetle in a sentence
Meanwhile Gnulemah had picked up a gold beetle, and was examining it with a certain grave interest.
Idolatry | Julian HawthorneI want you to have them go ahead with the gold beetle and fuss round some.
On Your Mark! | Ralph Henry BarbourThe gold beetle represented the family fortune, about all that remained after his fathers affairs had been settled.
On Your Mark! | Ralph Henry BarbourNow, this gold beetle; whats probably happened to that is that the pay ore has given out.
On Your Mark! | Ralph Henry BarbourI gave the tip to dad, and he bought up enough stock in the gold beetle to get control.
On Your Mark! | Ralph Henry Barbour
British Dictionary definitions for gold beetle
goldbug
/ (ˈɡəʊldˌbʌɡ) /
any American beetle of the family Chrysomelidae having a bright metallic lustre
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