Definition of Cetonia

1. Noun. A genus of Cetoniidae.

Exact synonyms: Genus Cetonia
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Cetoniidae, Subfamily Cetoniidae
Member holonyms: Cetonia Aurata, Rose Beetle, Rose Chafer

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cetonia

Cestodaria
Cestoidea
Cestrian
Cestrians
Cestrum
Cestrum diurnum
Cestrum nocturnum
Cestum
Cestum veneris
Cet mac Mágach
Ceterach
Ceterach officinarum
Cethern mac Fintain
Cethleen
Ceto
Cetonia (current term)
Cetonia aurata
Cetoniidae
Cetorhinidae
Cetorhinus
Cetorhinus maximus
Cetraria islandica
Cetti's warbler
Cetti's warblers
Cetus
Ceuta
Ceyhan
Ceylon
Ceylon bowstring hemp
Ceylon cinnamon

Literary usage of Cetonia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Life of North American Insects by Benedict Jaeger, Henry C. Preston (1859)
"Reasoning from analogy with the nature of other species of Cetonia, ... It is of about the same size as the Indian Cetonia, but more slender, ..."

2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1880)
"Cetonia INDA.—This common insect which in former years was a harmless beetle feeding in early spring on the sap of freshly cut maple ..."

3. Report on the Injurious Insects and Other Animals Observed in the Midland by Walter Edward Collinge (1904)
"Cetonia aurata, Linn. The larvae have been reported from the Counties of Worcester and Stafford, and the beetle from Warwick. In addition to attacking the ..."

4. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, George Bliss, Samuel Kneeland, John Trowbridge, Charles Robert Cross (1859)
"The Marshal adds, that it seems not to have any similitude with the Cetonia amata, which pierces through lead, but casts aside the lead it cuts away. ..."

5. Essays and Observations on Natural History, Anatomy, Physiology, Psychology by John Hunter, Richard Owen (1861)
"Male Paris of the Rose-beetle [Cetonia aurata]. The male parts consist of a penis, testes, and other glandular ducts. They are all contained within the ..."

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