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May beetle
May beetle
noun
- another name for cockchafer June bug
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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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