English Explanatory Dictionary

thunderbolt beetle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A long-horned beetle (Sarosesthes fulminans) whose larva bores in the trunks of oak and chestnut trees.

Word forms

thunderbolt beetle thunderbolt beetles

Etymology

Named in reference to the zigzag pattern on its back.

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on T Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary