spring beetlen.¹

Brit.

/ˈsprɪŋ ˌbiːtl/, U.S.

/ˈsprɪŋ ˌbid(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: spring v.¹, beetle n.²

Etymology: < spring v.¹ + beetle n.²

In later use chiefly U.S. Now rare.

A beetle of the genus Elater or family Elateridae, characterized by the habit of springing abruptly into the air when disturbed; = click beetle n. at click n.¹ and int. Compounds 3a.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Diversicornia > family Elateridae > member of (click-beetle)

snap-beetle1698

spring beetle1782

skipper1796

elater1813

skipjack1817

snap-bug1834

click1848

snapping beetle (or bug, jack)1861

1782 W. Curtis Short Hist. Brown-tail Moth 8 The wheat has been eaten in the ground by a small grub, producing an Elater, or Spring Beetle.

1835 J. Duncan Nat. Hist. Beetles (Naturalist's Libr.: Entomol. II) 159 This operation is attended with a sharp snapping noise, which has caused these insects to be termed click-beetles, in addition to the names of skipjacks and spring-beetles, by which they are likewise known in England.

1854 B. Jaeger Life N. Amer. Insects 74 The Lightning Spring Beetle (Elater noctilucus)..is another species of the same genus.

1881 2nd Biennial Rep. (State Board Agric. Kansas) 482 I strongly suspect it will prove to be the young of Monocrepidius vespertinus, a very abundant spring-beetle.

1907 Amer. Anthropologist 9 93 ‘Hominy beater’ is a name for a species of spring-beetle (Elater).

2003 Econ. Bot. 57 464/2 Vernacular names such as spring beetle, tucu-tucu, tuco-tuco, and taca-taca are given to this species [sc. of the genus Pyrophorus ( Elateridae)].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

spring beetlen.²

Brit.

/ˈsprɪŋ ˌbiːtl/, U.S.

/ˈsprɪŋ ˌbid(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: spring n.¹, beetle n.²

Etymology: < spring n.¹ + beetle n.²

Any of various scarab or chafer beetles which emerge in spring.Cf. May-beetle n. at May n.² Compounds 3, June beetle n. at June n. Compounds 2.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Lamellicornia Scarabaeoidea > family Scarabaeidae > member of genus Ateuchus

scarab1579

scarabee1591

pilulary1661

spring beetle1799

pill chafer1804

1799 B. S. Barton Fragm. Nat. Hist. Pennsylvania (1883) 3/5 (table) A species of Scarabaeus, called the Spring Beetle, now appears [sc. around 27 April].

1813 W. Bingley Animal Biogr. (ed. 4) III. 111 (heading) The Bull-comber, Clock Beetle, and Spring Beetle. [Note] Scarabæus vernalis. Linn.

1926 West Austral. (Perth) 12 Oct. 4/2 As orchards were gradually being carved out in this forest country, the spring beetle was being deprived of its natural food.

1952 Western Mail (Perth, Austral.) 10 Jan. 77/1 Damage was caused in many areas by looper caterpillars and to a lesser extent by climbing cutworms and spring beetle.

2010 Internat. Jrnl. Appl. Earth Observ. & Geoinformation 12 271/1 Most of the biotic defoliators are herbivores such as spring beetles (Liparetrus spp.).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	spring beetle
释义	spring beetlen.¹ Brit. /ˈsprɪŋ ˌbiːtl/, U.S. /ˈsprɪŋ ˌbid(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: spring v.¹, beetle n.² Etymology: < spring v.¹ + beetle n.² In later use chiefly U.S. Now rare. A beetle of the genus Elater or family Elateridae, characterized by the habit of springing abruptly into the air when disturbed; = click beetle n. at click n.¹ and int. Compounds 3a. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Diversicornia > family Elateridae > member of (click-beetle) snap-beetle1698 spring beetle1782 skipper1796 elater1813 skipjack1817 snap-bug1834 click1848 snapping beetle (or bug, jack)1861 1782 W. Curtis Short Hist. Brown-tail Moth 8 The wheat has been eaten in the ground by a small grub, producing an Elater, or Spring Beetle. 1835 J. Duncan Nat. Hist. Beetles (Naturalist's Libr.: Entomol. II) 159 This operation is attended with a sharp snapping noise, which has caused these insects to be termed click-beetles, in addition to the names of skipjacks and spring-beetles, by which they are likewise known in England. 1854 B. Jaeger Life N. Amer. Insects 74 The Lightning Spring Beetle (Elater noctilucus)..is another species of the same genus. 1881 2nd Biennial Rep. (State Board Agric. Kansas) 482 I strongly suspect it will prove to be the young of Monocrepidius vespertinus, a very abundant spring-beetle. 1907 Amer. Anthropologist 9 93 ‘Hominy beater’ is a name for a species of spring-beetle (Elater). 2003 Econ. Bot. 57 464/2 Vernacular names such as spring beetle, tucu-tucu, tuco-tuco, and taca-taca are given to this species [sc. of the genus Pyrophorus ( Elateridae)]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). spring beetlen.² Brit. /ˈsprɪŋ ˌbiːtl/, U.S. /ˈsprɪŋ ˌbid(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: spring n.¹, beetle n.² Etymology: < spring n.¹ + beetle n.² Any of various scarab or chafer beetles which emerge in spring.Cf. May-beetle n. at May n.² Compounds 3, June beetle n. at June n. Compounds 2. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Lamellicornia Scarabaeoidea > family Scarabaeidae > member of genus Ateuchus scarab1579 scarabee1591 pilulary1661 spring beetle1799 pill chafer1804 1799 B. S. Barton Fragm. Nat. Hist. Pennsylvania (1883) 3/5 (table) A species of Scarabaeus, called the Spring Beetle, now appears [sc. around 27 April]. 1813 W. Bingley Animal Biogr. (ed. 4) III. 111 (heading) The Bull-comber, Clock Beetle, and Spring Beetle. [Note] Scarabæus vernalis. Linn. 1926 West Austral. (Perth) 12 Oct. 4/2 As orchards were gradually being carved out in this forest country, the spring beetle was being deprived of its natural food. 1952 Western Mail (Perth, Austral.) 10 Jan. 77/1 Damage was caused in many areas by looper caterpillars and to a lesser extent by climbing cutworms and spring beetle. 2010 Internat. Jrnl. Appl. Earth Observ. & Geoinformation 12 271/1 Most of the biotic defoliators are herbivores such as spring beetles (Liparetrus spp.). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1782n.²1799
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