单词 | goat beetle |
释义 | > as lemmasgoat beetle ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Phytophaga or Chrysomeloidea > family Cerambycidae > member of genus Cerambyx (goat chafer) goat beetle1658 goat-chafer1658 capricorn beetle1700 1658 Sir T. Browne Garden of Cyrus iii, in Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall 137 Since..we finde so noble a scent in the Tulip-Fly, and Goat-Beetle. [Margin] The long and tender green Capricornus rarely found. 1799 Naturalist's Pocket Mag. 2 (at cited word) These Goat Beetles all appear to be natives of America. 1822 J. Latham Gen. Hist. Birds III. 369 They also attack the trees for the sake of the insects contained within,..to get at the worms of the goat beetles. 1922 Chem. & Metall. Engin. 26 111/2 Specimens..were sent to a Washington government department, where it was identified as the Capricorn beetle, more commonly known as the Goat beetle. < as lemmas |
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