hornbug
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English
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Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]hornbug (plural hornbugs)
- (dated) Any of several species of genus Lucanus of large nocturnal beetles, with long, curved upper jaws resembling a sickle, and whose grubs are found in the trunks of old trees.
References
[edit]- “hornbug”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “hornbug”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.