单词 | bloody-nosed beetle |
释义 | > as lemmasbloody-nosed beetle bloody-nosed beetle n. a black European leaf beetle of the genus Timarcha (family Chrysomelidae), spec. the large T. tenebricosa, which exudes red fluid from the mouth in defence. 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 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. xxix. 99 Some [eggs of insects] are yellow, as those of the silk-worm; others orange, such are the eggs of the bloody-nosed beetle (Timarcha tenebricosa). 1921 C. A. Ealand Insect Life vi. 210 The curious Bloody-Nosed Beetle, T. tenebricosa..is the largest European Chrysomelid, sluggish and wingless, and when touched it emits a blood-red fluid. 1998 Daily Tel. 29 July 24/4 Members of the Phytophaga include..the extraordinary bloody-nosed beetle, which exudes deep red blood from its mouth when disturbed. < as lemmas |
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