| 单词 | cellar beetle |
| 释义 | > as lemmascellar beetle cellar beetle n. any of several large, slow-moving tenebrionid beetles of the genus Blaps; esp. B. mucronata, which frequents cellars, outhouses, etc. ΚΠ 1872 J. G. Wood Insects at Home x. 144 Being often found in the murkiest crannies of cellars, they [sc. Blaps] have gained the proper and appropriate name of cellar beetles. 1971 Endeavour 30 136 The quinones..are not merely discharged as in the case of the cellar beetle, but exploded in the direction of the attacker in the form of a hot poisonous cloud. 2000 Irish Times (Nexis) 23 Oct. 9 Some of these finds are mentioned in the book, such as..a cellar beetle found during excavations of Viking Dublin. < as lemmas |
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