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Definition: HORNBUG

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Noun 1. A large nocturnal beetle of the genus Lucanus (as L. capreolus, and L. dama), having long, curved upper jaws, resembling a sickle. The grubs are found in the trunks of old trees.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Hornbug" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Definition: HORNBUG

Part of SpeechDefinition
Noun1. A large nocturnal beetle of the genus Lucanus (as L. capreolus, and L. dama), having long, curved upper jaws, resembling a sickle. The grubs are found in the trunks of old trees.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "HORNBUG" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)