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christmas beetle

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

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noun

any of the beetles of the genus Anoplognathus

Australian usage; Informal

From their abundance at Christmas time.

Christmas beetles (plural)

What does christmas beetle mean?: any of the beetles of the genus Anoplognathus
Where does christmas beetle come from?: From their abundance at Christmas time.

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