Meanings
nounChristmas beetle (plural Christmas beetles)
plural Christmas beetles
- Australiainformalany of the beetles of the genus Anoplognathus
Origin
From their abundance at Christmas time.
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Christmas beetle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christmas%20beetle
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“Christmas beetle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christmas%20beetle. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Christmas beetle,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Christmas%20beetle.
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