- long-horned beetle
- noun Date: 1840 any of a family (Cerambycidae syn. Longicornia) of beetles usually distinguished by their very long antennae — called also longhorn beetle
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long-horned beetle — [lôŋ′hôrnd΄] n. any of a family (Cerambycidae) of slender beetles having very long antennae and wood eating larvae … English World dictionary
long-horned beetle — /lawng hawrnd , long / 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. Also called longhorn. [1830 40] * * * ▪ insect also … Universalium
long-horned beetle — noun long bodied beetle having very long antennae • Syn: ↑longicorn, ↑longicorn beetle • Hypernyms: ↑beetle • Hyponyms: ↑sawyer, ↑sawyer beetle • … Useful english dictionary
long-horned beetle — long′ horned bee′tle n. ent any of numerous, often brightly colored beetles of the family Cerambycidae, usu. with long antennae, the larva of which bores into the wood of trees • Etymology: 1830–40 … From formal English to slang
Citrus long-horned beetle — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
Asian long-horned beetle — Taxobox name = Asian long horned beetle image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Coleoptera familia = Cerambycidae subfamilia = Lamiinae tribus = Monochamini genus = Anoplophora species = A. glabripennis… … Wikipedia
Giant Fijian long-horned beetle — Taxobox name = Giant Fijian long horned beetle image width = 250px image caption = Xixuthrus heros regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Coleoptera subordo = Polyphaga familia = Cerambycidae subfamilia = Prioninae genus … Wikipedia
Long-horned — may refer to:* Asian long horned beetle, pest insect * Citrus long horned beetle, long horned beetle native to China and Korea * Giant Fijian long horned beetle, one of the largest living insect species * Long horned caddisflies, the second… … Wikipedia
Asian long-horned beetle — … Useful english dictionary
long-hornedbeetle — long horned beetle (lôngʹhôrnd , lŏngʹ ) n. Any of numerous beetles of the family Cerambycidae, having long antennae. Also called longicorn. * * * … Universalium
