Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A cerambycid beetle, Callichroma moschata. See cut under
Cerambyx .
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Examples
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Some species of Eumorphidæ and Hispidæ, small flat or hemispherical beetles which are exceedingly abundant, and have a disagreeable secretion, are imitated by others of the very distinct group of Longicornes (of which our common musk-beetle may be taken as an example).
Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection A Series of Essays Alfred Russel Wallace 1868
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The latter is more frequently the production of the musk-deer, although the scent is possessed by many animals, and also insects, as the musk-ox, the musk-deer, the civet or musk-cat, the musk-rat, the musk-beetle, etc.
Eight Years' Wanderings in Ceylon Samuel White Baker 1857
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