| 单词 | christmas beetle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasChristmas beetle Christmas beetle n. (a) South African regional any of various cicadas, the males of which make a shrill buzzing sound during the summer (i.e. Christmas time in the region); (b) Australian and (in later use) South African any of various scarab beetles, chiefly of the genus Anoplognathus, which emerge during December and January. ΚΠ 1882 Meteor (Grahamstown, S. Afr.) 27 Nov. 4 Christmas Beetles commenced their monotonous song on Tuesday, November 12. 1892 Insect Life (U.S. Dept. Agric.) Aug. 388 A species of Anaplognathus, commonly called ‘Christmas Beetle’, was most numerous and is often plowed up both in the larva and imago state. 1950 D. Reed Somewhere S. of Suez 147 The lights of Port Elizabeth sprang out, the Christmas beetle began to harp on its one shrill note, darkness came down, and still I sat. 2019 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 25 Jan. 23 Given December 25 is now a month ago, can anyone explain this summer's absence of Christmas beetles? < as lemmas |
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