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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of dipterous insects of a golden-green color, whose larvæ live in cows' dung.
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(_Chrysophora chrysochlora_), always found arboreal, like the majority of tropical coleopters; they look like emerald gems clinging to the branches.
The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America James Orton 1853
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