sunshinern.

Brit.

/ˈsʌnʃʌɪnə/, U.S.

/ˈsənˌʃaɪnər/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sunshine n., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < sunshine n. + -er suffix¹.

Any of various carabid beetles, esp. of the genus Amara, which are typically shiny black, bronze, or green in colour, and are commonly seen in sunny weather. Cf. sun-beetle n. at sun n.¹ Compounds 5c.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Adephaga (carnivorous beetles) > Geadephaga (terrestrial) > family Carabidae > member of subfamily Carabinae

bombardier beetle1803

sunshiner1828

1828 J. F. Stephens Illustr. Brit. Entomol. I. 108 The species frequent open places, high-roads, and pathways, and may be seen during the spring and summer months basking and flying about in the sun; hence called sunshiners in many places.

1865 Boy's Own Vol. Christmas No. 253/1 There she was,..laughing and chatting..with his Highness Ramsetjee Baarsalam, who was sitting on the wall, all silk and spangles, glistening like a sunshiner beetle, and smoking a paper cigar!

1921 E. Step Brit. Insect Life 103 Included under this general name Sunshiner are several kinds of Beetles belonging to the two related genera Amara and Harpalus.

1947 Papers & Proc. Hampshire Field Club & Archaeol. Soc. 16 230 On April 13th the sunny 20th of May and on October 14th specially, many ‘Sunshiners’ were in evidence here: Pterostichus spp. and Amara spp.

2008 Independent (Nexis) 19 Nov. 28 Four vividly-named species which are on the Government's Biodiversity Action Plan priority list have already disappeared: the Pashford pot beetle, the four-signed ground beetle, the Sussex diving beetle and the familiar sunshiner.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sunshiner
释义	sunshinern. Brit. /ˈsʌnʃʌɪnə/, U.S. /ˈsənˌʃaɪnər/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sunshine n., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < sunshine n. + -er suffix¹. Any of various carabid beetles, esp. of the genus Amara, which are typically shiny black, bronze, or green in colour, and are commonly seen in sunny weather. Cf. sun-beetle n. at sun n.¹ Compounds 5c. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Adephaga (carnivorous beetles) > Geadephaga (terrestrial) > family Carabidae > member of subfamily Carabinae bombardier beetle1803 sunshiner1828 1828 J. F. Stephens Illustr. Brit. Entomol. I. 108 The species frequent open places, high-roads, and pathways, and may be seen during the spring and summer months basking and flying about in the sun; hence called sunshiners in many places. 1865 Boy's Own Vol. Christmas No. 253/1 There she was,..laughing and chatting..with his Highness Ramsetjee Baarsalam, who was sitting on the wall, all silk and spangles, glistening like a sunshiner beetle, and smoking a paper cigar! 1921 E. Step Brit. Insect Life 103 Included under this general name Sunshiner are several kinds of Beetles belonging to the two related genera Amara and Harpalus. 1947 Papers & Proc. Hampshire Field Club & Archaeol. Soc. 16 230 On April 13th the sunny 20th of May and on October 14th specially, many ‘Sunshiners’ were in evidence here: Pterostichus spp. and Amara spp. 2008 Independent (Nexis) 19 Nov. 28 Four vividly-named species which are on the Government's Biodiversity Action Plan priority list have already disappeared: the Pashford pot beetle, the four-signed ground beetle, the Sussex diving beetle and the familiar sunshiner. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1828
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