gold beetle


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gold beetle

n.
See gold bug.

gold beetle

(ˈɡəʊldˌbʌɡ) or

goldbug

n
(Animals) any American beetle of the family Chrysomelidae having a bright metallic lustre
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A gold beetle was the highlight of the mini-beast hunt for seven-year-old Thomas Cassidy.
Where are those bugs?
The dew + drop rolled on down the plant, Woke 3 gold beetles, 4 red ants + s; Hit 5 black-spotted bug + s, 6 dragonfly + s, 7 slugs; Hit 8 resting fire + fly + s, 9 grass + hoppers, 10 butterfly + s.
One silver drop
from where the raspberry, the dry hedges, the gold beetles call from,
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