单词 | drone beetle |
释义 | > as lemmasdrone beetle drone beetle n. any of several large beetles that fly with a droning noise; esp. (formerly) a dor beetle of the family Geotrupidae (Obsolete), or (in recent use) any Asian chafer of the genera Rhomborhina and Pseudotorynorrhina (family Scarabaeidae). ΚΠ 1752 M. Browne Sunday Thoughts (new ed.) iii, in Wks. & Rest of Creation 213 The ruslling [sic] Leaves Join their low Whispers; clos'd with Cadence deep From the drone Beetle's Sleep-exciting Horn. 1857 Notes & Queries 21 Nov. 414/1 Ascribing them [sc. fairy rings] to the saltatory exercises of the people from fairyland,..with..a drone-beetle or grasshopper for musicians. 1992 A. Azuma Biokinetics of Flying & Swimming iv. 129 (table) Rhomborrhina unicolor..Drone beetle. < as lemmas |
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