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buprestid Definition

bu·pres·tid (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

Etymology: < 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

buprestid Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

larva: The tunnels of buprestid larvae can be distinguished from those of cerambycid larvae as the buprestid tunnels are more flattened in cross section.

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