gold smith beetle

goldsmith beetle

noun
a brilliant golden scarabaeid beetle, Cetonia aurata, of Europe.

Origin:
1850–55, Americanism

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goldsmith beetle
 
n
any of various scarabaeid beetles that have a metallic golden lustre, esp the rose chafer

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