English Explanatory Dictionary

buprestid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the many beetles of the family Buprestidae, which in the larval stage are destructive wood borers and as adults are often brightly coloured.

Word forms

buprestid buprestids

Etymology

From translingual Buprestidae.

Synonyms

jewel beetle
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