long-horned beetle
[ lawng-hawrnd, long- ]
/ ˈlɔŋˌhɔrnd, ˈlɒŋ- /
noun
any of numerous, often brightly colored beetles of the family Cerambycidae, usually with long antennae, the larva of which bores into the wood of living or decaying trees.
Also called
longhorn.
Origin of long-horned beetle
First recorded in 1830–40
Words nearby long-horned beetle
long-eared owl,
long-faced,
long-form,
long-haul,
long-headed,
long-horned beetle,
long-horned grasshopper,
long-jump,
long-lasting,
long-legged,
long-lived