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buprestid

(byo̵̅o̅ pres′tid)

noun

any of a family (Buprestidae) of beetles with a long, flat, metallic-colored body: the larvae are harmful to woody plants

Origin: < ModL < L buprestis < Gr bouprēstis, poisonous beetle which when eaten with fodder caused cattle to swell up and die < bous, ox, cow + prēthein, to swell up

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noun

Any of various beetles of the family Buprestidae, which are destructive wood borers as larvae and often have a metallic red, green, or blue color.

Origin:

Origin: From New Latin Būprēstidae, family name

Origin: , from Būprēstis, type genus

Origin: , from Latin būprēstis, beetle harmful to cattle

Origin: , from Greek bouprēstis

Origin: : bous, ox; see g^wou- in Indo-European roots

Origin: + prēthein, to swell up

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