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Definition of Hornbug
1. n. 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.
Definition of Hornbug
1. Noun. (zoology) A large nocturnal beetle of the genus ''Lucanus'', with long, curved upper jaws resembling a sickle, and whose grubs are found in the trunks of old trees. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hornbug
1. a stag-beetle [n -S]
Medical Definition of Hornbug
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Hornbug
Literary usage of Hornbug
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"... enough to physic a hornbug. I never chap. x. 1908 Abram he jest laughed, and
says, " Well, Jane, I never see the beat of him. ..."
2. Poganuc people, their loves and lives by Harriet Elizabeth Beecher Stowe (1879)
"... enough to physic a hornbug. I never see the beat of him! " " But did Hiel stay
so late, Nabby ? ..."
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