May-beetle
121jewel beetle — noun a chiefly tropical beetle that has bold metallic colours and patterns, the larvae of which are mainly wood borers and may be serious pests of wood. [Family Buprestidae.] …
122bumble flower beetle — noun Etymology: probably from bumble (IV) : a hairy yellowish brown black marked beetle (Euphoria inda) that may sometimes become a pest by feeding on corn ears and certain fruits …
123Rain beetle — Rain beetles Temporal range: Late Cretaceous–Recent …
124Euphoria (beetle) — Taxobox name = Euphoria image caption = Euphoria fulgida regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Coleoptera familia = Scarabaeidae subfamilia = Cetoniinae genus = Euphoria genus authority = Burmeister, 1842 Euphoria is a… …
125Devil may care — Devil Dev il, n. [AS. de[ o]fol, de[ o]ful; akin to G. ?eufel, Goth. diaba[ u]lus; all fr. L. diabolus the devil, Gr. ? the devil, the slanderer, fr. ? to slander, calumniate, orig., to throw across; ? across + ? to throw, let fall, fall; cf. Skr …
126Convallaria majalis — May May, n. [F. Mai, L. Maius; so named in honor of the goddess Maia (Gr. Mai^a), daughter of Atlas and mother of Mercury by Jupiter.] 1. The fifth month of the year, containing thirty one days. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. The early part or… …
127Ephemera — May May, n. [F. Mai, L. Maius; so named in honor of the goddess Maia (Gr. Mai^a), daughter of Atlas and mother of Mercury by Jupiter.] 1. The fifth month of the year, containing thirty one days. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. The early part or… …
128mandrake — May May, n. [F. Mai, L. Maius; so named in honor of the goddess Maia (Gr. Mai^a), daughter of Atlas and mother of Mercury by Jupiter.] 1. The fifth month of the year, containing thirty one days. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. The early part or… …
