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May beetle

May beetle

noun

  1. another name for cockchafer June bug
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of May beetle1

First recorded in 1710–20
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Example Sentences

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From purely selfish motives it pays to cultivate neighbours ever on the lookout for flies, wasps, May beetles, click beetles, elm destroyers and the moth of the cutworm.

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The largest would be very small in comparison with a May beetle.

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May beetles hummed, bees murmured, birds sang—each in its own way; the air was filled with the sounds of song and gladness.

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May beetles hummed, the bees murmured, the birds sang, each in his own way; the air was filled with the sounds of song and gladness.

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Another insect pest which feeds on the leaves is the June bug or May beetle.

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