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Definition of Oil beetle
1. Noun. Any of various beetles that exude an oily substance from the leg joints that deters enemies.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oil Beetle
Literary usage of Oil beetle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Round the Year: A Series of Short Nature-studies by Louis Compton Miall (1896)
"THE OIL-BEETLE (MELOE). A few days ago (April 2) I came across a female
Oil-beetle (Meloe) walking on a bank in the sun, and seeking for a place in which to ..."
2. Chamber's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge (1891)
"Oil-beetle, a name given to beetles of the Melee and allied genera, which when
disturbed emit a yellowish oily liquor from the joints of their ..."
3. The Practical Use of Books and Libraries: An Elementary Manual by Gilbert Oakley Ward (1916)
"... joints of the legs a yellowish oily liquid. f oil berry, a An olive. Obs.
b The fruit of the oil palm. ol!T)lrd', n. The guacharo. a oil beetle (Meloe ..."
4. Butterflies and Bees: The Insect Folk : Volume II by Margaret Warner Morley (1905)
"THE oil beetle May, why do you look so mischievous, and what are you holding so
carefully in that box ? Oh ! an insect, a beautiful blue insect. ..."
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