| 单词 | flower-beetle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasflower-beetle flower-beetle n. U.S. a beetle which feeds upon flowers, esp. one belonging to the sub-family Cetoniinæ. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > member of (beetle) > that feeds on flowers anthobian1835 flower-beetle1842 the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Lamellicornia Scarabaeoidea > family Scarabaeidae > member of subfamily Cetoniinae or genus Cetonia sun-beetle1839 flower-beetle1842 1842 T. W. Harris Treat. Insects New Eng. 22 The tree-beetles..during the same period of their lives, frequent flowers, and are called flower-beetles. 1895 J. H. Comstock & A. B. Comstock Man. Study Insects xxi. 564 The flower-beetles are so called because many of them are often seen feeding upon pollen and flying from flower to flower. 1955 D. J. Borror & D. M. DeLong Introd. Study Insects xxii. 390 The flower beetles are principally pollen feeders. < as lemmas |
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