| 单词 | scarabaean |
| 释义 | scarabaean (once / 11819311 pages) n WORD FAMILY scarabaean USAGE EXAMPLESThis marked the end of the first phase of—so to speak—the scarabaean side of his life. Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville), Something New(2010) n any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes Syn|Hypo|Hyper scarabaeid, scarabaeid beetle dung beetle any of numerous beetles that roll balls of dung on which they feed and in which they lay eggs June beetle, June bug, May beetle, May bugany of various large usually brown North American leaf-eating beetles common in late spring; the larvae feed on roots of grasses etc. Japanese beetle, Popillia japonicasmall metallic green and brown beetle native to eastern Asia; serious plant pest in North America Anomala orientalis, Asiatic beetle, Oriental beetleintroduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses rhinoceros beetleany of various large chiefly tropical beetles having horns on the head; pest on coconuts melolonthid beetleany of various beetles of the family (or subfamily) Melolonthidae Cetonia aurata, rose beetle, rose chafera common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. roses Scarabaeus sacer, scarab, scarabaeusscarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians tumblebugany of various dung beetles dorbeetleOld World dung beetle that flies with a droning sound figeater, green June beetlelarge greenish June beetle of southern United States May beetle, May bug, Melolontha melolontha, cockchaferany of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult Macrodactylus subspinosus, rose bug, rose chafercommon North American beetle: larvae feed on roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. rose bushes or apple trees or grape vines lamellicorn beetle beetle having antennae with hard platelike terminal segments |
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