单词 | bloody-nose beetle |
释义 | > as lemmasbloody-nose beetle bloody-nose beetle n. = bloody-nosed beetle n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Phytophaga or Chrysomeloidea > family Chrysomelidae > bloody-nosed beetle bloody-nose beetle1817 bloody-nosed beetle1826 1817 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. II. xxi. 247 You have doubtless often observed a black beetle crossing pathways with a slow pace, which feeds upon the different species of bedstraw (Galium, L.), called by some the bloody-nose beetle (Chrysomela tenebricosa, F.). 1966 J. Sankey Chalkland Ecol. iv. 98 Beetles... Timarcha tenebricosa (Fab.), greater bloody-nose beetle. T. goettingenis (L.), lesser bloody-nose beetle. 2007 Guardian (Nexis) 29 Aug. 30 I have an enduring and endearing image of a round, black, bloody-nose beetle walking across a child's hand. < as lemmas |
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