gold beetle


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

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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 Hawthorne
  • I want you to have them go ahead with the gold beetle and fuss round some.

    On Your Mark! | Ralph Henry Barbour
  • The gold beetle represented the family fortune, about all that remained after his fathers affairs had been settled.

    On Your Mark! | Ralph Henry Barbour
  • Now, this gold beetle; whats probably happened to that is that the pay ore has given out.

    On Your Mark! | Ralph Henry Barbour
  • I 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

gold beetle

goldbug

/ (ˈɡəʊldˌbʌɡ) /


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

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