单词 | springing beetle |
释义 | > as lemmasspringing beetle ΚΠ 1790 G. Shaw Vivarium Naturæ, or Naturalist’s Misc. I. Pl. 37 In America a large species of Elater, or Springing-Beetle is possessed of this faculty in a very high degree. 1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 861/2 Elateridæ, or springing-beetles, which are commonly known in their state of larvæ, as the wire-worm. 1918 M. V. O' Shea et al. World Bk. II. 1428/2 Click beetle, springing beetle, or skipjack, names given to a family of springing, snapping beetles. < as lemmas |
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