May-bugn.

Brit.

/ˈmeɪbʌɡ/, U.S.

/ˈmeɪˌbəɡ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: May n.², bug n.²

Etymology: < May n.² + bug n.² Compare May-bee n., May-beetle n., May-chafer n. at May n.² Compounds 3, and June bug n. at June n. Compounds 2.

Any of various chafer beetles (family Scarabaeidae) which appear in late spring, many of which are serious plant pests; spec.

a. The cockchafer, Melolontha melolontha.

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1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. ix. 194/2 The Beetle, May-bug, or Chaffer, is produced from the strait Beetle-worm, and Whirle-worm, the one being straight, the other having his tail inverted and turned under his belly.

1698 tr. F. Froger Relation Voy. Coasts Afr. 48 The Colibrie is a small bird, no bigger than a May-bugg.

1712 J. James tr. A.-J. Dézallier d'Argenville Theory & Pract. Gardening 140 May-Bugs..are by some called Chafers, or Cock-chafers.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VIII. 130 The may-bug, or dorr-beetle.

1959 E. F. Linssen Beetles Brit. Isles 2nd Ser. 124 The adults emerge in May (hence the popular name May-bug).

1983 Birds Spring 29 (caption) One of the striking springtime insects is the cockchafer or maybug.

b. North American. Any of numerous chafers of the genus Phyllophaga, esp. P. rugosa. Also called June bug, June beetle, May beetle.

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1835 Harvardiana June 314 The multiplicity of May-bugs..rendered writing by candle-light highly inconvenient.

1883 Encycl. Amer. I. 138/2 The White Grub..is the larva of the well-known ‘May-bug’ or ‘June-bug’.

1988 Chicago Tribune 4 Sept. i. 23/1 Armies of June bugs, May bugs, flying cockroaches, flying termites, dragonflies and mosquitoes that seemed as big as sparrows.

†c. The garden chafer, Phyllopertha horticola. Obsolete.

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1860 J. Curtis Farm Insects Index May-bug or beetle—Anisoplia horticola.

1884 Christian World 18 Sept. 697/2 The sparrow..eats ‘chovies’, or May bugs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	may-bug
释义	May-bugn. Brit. /ˈmeɪbʌɡ/, U.S. /ˈmeɪˌbəɡ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: May n.², bug n.² Etymology: < May n.² + bug n.² Compare May-bee n., May-beetle n., May-chafer n. at May n.² Compounds 3, and June bug n. at June n. Compounds 2. Any of various chafer beetles (family Scarabaeidae) which appear in late spring, many of which are serious plant pests; spec. a. The cockchafer, Melolontha melolontha. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Lamellicornia Scarabaeoidea > family Scarabaeidae > genus Melolontha > member of (cockchafer) chaferc1000 kafer1599 cockchafer1668 miller1668 May-bug1688 May-beetle1720 oak-web1720 humbuzz1756 May-chafer1766 dor-beetle1774 locust1790 fern-web1796 melolonthian1841 lamellicorn1842 furze-owl1847 rose beetle1856 melolonthid1928 billywitch1933 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. ix. 194/2 The Beetle, May-bug, or Chaffer, is produced from the strait Beetle-worm, and Whirle-worm, the one being straight, the other having his tail inverted and turned under his belly. 1698 tr. F. Froger Relation Voy. Coasts Afr. 48 The Colibrie is a small bird, no bigger than a May-bugg. 1712 J. James tr. A.-J. Dézallier d'Argenville Theory & Pract. Gardening 140 May-Bugs..are by some called Chafers, or Cock-chafers. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VIII. 130 The may-bug, or dorr-beetle. 1959 E. F. Linssen Beetles Brit. Isles 2nd Ser. 124 The adults emerge in May (hence the popular name May-bug). 1983 Birds Spring 29 (caption) One of the striking springtime insects is the cockchafer or maybug. b. North American. Any of numerous chafers of the genus Phyllophaga, esp. P. rugosa. Also called June bug, June beetle, May beetle. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Lamellicornia Scarabaeoidea > family Scarabaeidae > member of genus Phyllopertha (May-bug) chovy1784 May-bug1835 May-beetle1842 May-bug1860 bracken-clock1884 1835 Harvardiana June 314 The multiplicity of May-bugs..rendered writing by candle-light highly inconvenient. 1883 Encycl. Amer. I. 138/2 The White Grub..is the larva of the well-known ‘May-bug’ or ‘June-bug’. 1988 Chicago Tribune 4 Sept. i. 23/1 Armies of June bugs, May bugs, flying cockroaches, flying termites, dragonflies and mosquitoes that seemed as big as sparrows. †c. The garden chafer, Phyllopertha horticola. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Lamellicornia Scarabaeoidea > family Scarabaeidae > member of genus Phyllopertha (May-bug) chovy1784 May-bug1835 May-beetle1842 May-bug1860 bracken-clock1884 1860 J. Curtis Farm Insects Index May-bug or beetle—Anisoplia horticola. 1884 Christian World 18 Sept. 697/2 The sparrow..eats ‘chovies’, or May bugs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1688
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