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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A remarkable genus of curculios or weevils, of the subfamily Otiorhynchinæ, including such as the diamond-beetle of South America, E. imperialis, an inch or more in length, deeply punctate, black, the punctures lined with brilliant green scales. There are about 6 other species, all South American. See cut under
diamond-beetle .
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