HORNBUG

Etymology

Noun

hornbug (plural hornbugs)

A large nocturnal beetle of the genus Lucanus, with long, curved upper jaws resembling a sickle, and whose grubs are found in the trunks of old trees.

Source: Wiktionary


Horn"bug`, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A large nocturnal beetle of the genus Lucanus (as L. capreolus, and L. dama), having long, curved upper jaws, resembling a sickle. The grubs are found in the trunks of old trees.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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