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单词 musk beetle
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musk beetlen.

Brit. /ˈmʌsk ˌbiːtl/, U.S. /ˈməsk ˌbid(ə)l/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: musk n., beetle n.2
Etymology: < musk n. + beetle n.2
A slender, metallic green European longhorn beetle, Aromia moschata (family Cerambycidae).
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Phytophaga or Chrysomeloidea > family Cerambycidae > callichroma moschata (musk-beetle)
musk fly1648
musk insect1671
musk-goat-chafer1681
musk beetle1753
1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Musk-Insect, a term used by some to express the capricorn, or Musk beetle.
1864–5 J. G. Wood Homes without Hands (1868) viii. 174 The Musk Beetle (Cerambyx moschatus).
1906 T. Watts-Dunton Coming of Love (ed. 7) 123 A willow, through whose musky leaves A green musk-beetle shone.
1959 E. F. Linssen Beetles Brit. Isles II. 141 The species is popularly known as the Musk Beetle because of the strong odour it emits, which is a little like that of musk.
1961 Evolution 16 321/2 Bittenfeld..apparently observed adults of the European musk beetle, Aromia moschata (Linnaeus), hunt and devour young spiders.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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