thunderbolt beetle

English

Etymology

Named in reference to the zigzag pattern on its back.

Noun

thunderbolt beetle (plural thunderbolt beetles)

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

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