| 单词 | screech beetle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasscreech beetle screech beetle n. a small aquatic beetle of the genus Hygrobia, esp. H. hermanni, which has bulging eyes and makes a squeaking noise by rubbing the tip of the abdomen against the underside of the wing cases. Hygrobia is the only genus in the family Hygrobiidae.Also called squeak beetle. ΚΠ 1858 W. A. Lloyd List of Whatever relates to Aquaria iii. 40 Pælobius Hermannii. The Screech Beetle. 1979 Country Life 21 June 2043 The screech beetle.., a water insect of southern England, will squeak as a reaction of defiance. 2010 G. Hangay & P. Zborowski Guide to Beetles Austral. 53 Hygrobiidae. Screech beetles. < as lemmas |
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