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Pronunciation / Transliteration: pung-deong-i
"초여름 밤에 풍뎅이 한 마리가 불빛 주변을 날아다녔다."
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2 senses- 1
A large, typically harmless, reddish-brown or green scarab beetle that emerges and flies about actively during early summer evenings.
"A loud June bug flew through the open window and buzzed around the ceiling light." - 2
Any of various other insects that appear in large numbers in June, such as certain chafers or fig beetles.
"The kids gathered June bugs in a glass jar to observe them before releasing them into the garden."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from 'June', denoting the month in which these insects typically emerge in North America, combined with 'bug' originating from Middle English to mean a specter or insect. First recorded in American English during the late 18th century to describe large, buzzing scarab beetles.
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hanneton
Transliteration: an-tɔ̃
"Un hanneton a frappé contre la fenêtre."
Maikäfer
Transliteration: ˈmaɪ̯ˌkɛːfɐ
"Der Maikäfer flog im warmen Abendlicht."
maggiolino
Transliteration: mad-dʒo-li-no
"Il maggiolino è un insetto comune in estate."
sanjuanero
Transliteration: san-xwa-ˈne-ɾo
"El sanjuanero volaba ruidosamente alrededor del porche."
besouro-de-junho
Transliteration: be-ˈzow-ɾu dʒi ˈʒu-ɲu
"O besouro-de-junho apareceu na nossa varanda."
बर्रैया
Transliteration: barraiyā
"गर्मियों की शाम को कमरे में एक बड़ा जून बग उड़ रहा था।"
金龟子
Transliteration: jīn guī zǐ
"一只金龟子飞进了房间。"
풍뎅이
Transliteration: pung-deong-i
"초여름 밤에 풍뎅이 한 마리가 불빛 주변을 날아다녔다."
コガネムシ
Transliteration: koganemushi
Script: 黄金虫
"庭の木にコガネムシが集まっています。"
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