devil's coach-horsen.

Brit.

/ˌdɛvlz ˈkəʊtʃhɔːs/, U.S.

/ˌdɛv(ə)lz ˈkoʊtʃˌhɔrs/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: devil n., coach horse n.

Etymology: < the genitive of devil n. + coach horse n.

A large black predatory rove beetle ( Ocypus olens), which habitually raises its hind end and opens its jaws in a threatening manner when alarmed. Also: any of various similar rove beetles.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Staphylinoidea > family Staphylinidae > member of (rove-beetle) > goerius olens (cocktail, devil's coach-horse)

devil's coach-horse?1800

cocktail1829

cocktailed beetle1861

?1800 R. Salter Mod. Angler xii. 75 About the latter end of May, two insects appear, of the species scarabæus, one of them is generally called the caterpillar, or cock-chafer; the other, the black beetle, or devil's coach-horse.

1850 A. M. Kavanagh Jrnl. 20 July in S. Steele Biogr. (1891) ix. 86 Spread our beds under a fine oak. Lots of scorpions, devil's coach-horses, large spiders, and all sorts of disagreeable beetles.

1869 R. D. Blackmore Lorna Doone I. iv. 48 This atrocious tale of lies turned up joint by joint before her, like a ‘devil's coach-horse’.

1913 F. O'B. Ellison in Hampstead Heath: Geol. & Nat. Hist. (Hampstead Sci. Soc.) ix. 265 Ocypus olens. The Devil's Coach Horse.

1950 Amer. Scientist 38 576 The stems and dead leaves are inhabited by colonies of a little ‘devil's coach-horse’ beetle, peculiar to the Crozet Islands.

1974 W. Condry Woodlands iv. 54 The devil's coach-horse, which threatens with its jaws and curling tail, is a large and well-known member of this family.

2010 Guardian 9 Oct. (Weekend Suppl.) 101/4 A word of warning to any children who..are tempted by the idea of keeping devil's coach horse in a terrarium: anything sharing it will not have a happy ending.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	devils coach-horse
释义	devil's coach-horsen. Brit. /ˌdɛvlz ˈkəʊtʃhɔːs/, U.S. /ˌdɛv(ə)lz ˈkoʊtʃˌhɔrs/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: devil n., coach horse n. Etymology: < the genitive of devil n. + coach horse n. A large black predatory rove beetle ( Ocypus olens), which habitually raises its hind end and opens its jaws in a threatening manner when alarmed. Also: any of various similar rove beetles. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Staphylinoidea > family Staphylinidae > member of (rove-beetle) > goerius olens (cocktail, devil's coach-horse) devil's coach-horse?1800 cocktail1829 cocktailed beetle1861 ?1800 R. Salter Mod. Angler xii. 75 About the latter end of May, two insects appear, of the species scarabæus, one of them is generally called the caterpillar, or cock-chafer; the other, the black beetle, or devil's coach-horse. 1850 A. M. Kavanagh Jrnl. 20 July in S. Steele Biogr. (1891) ix. 86 Spread our beds under a fine oak. Lots of scorpions, devil's coach-horses, large spiders, and all sorts of disagreeable beetles. 1869 R. D. Blackmore Lorna Doone I. iv. 48 This atrocious tale of lies turned up joint by joint before her, like a ‘devil's coach-horse’. 1913 F. O'B. Ellison in Hampstead Heath: Geol. & Nat. Hist. (Hampstead Sci. Soc.) ix. 265 Ocypus olens. The Devil's Coach Horse. 1950 Amer. Scientist 38 576 The stems and dead leaves are inhabited by colonies of a little ‘devil's coach-horse’ beetle, peculiar to the Crozet Islands. 1974 W. Condry Woodlands iv. 54 The devil's coach-horse, which threatens with its jaws and curling tail, is a large and well-known member of this family. 2010 Guardian 9 Oct. (Weekend Suppl.) 101/4 A word of warning to any children who..are tempted by the idea of keeping devil's coach horse in a terrarium: anything sharing it will not have a happy ending. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1800
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