buprestid (bjuːˈprɛstɪd
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Definitions
noun
- any beetle of the mainly tropical family Buprestidae, the adults of which are brilliantly coloured and the larvae of which bore into and cause damage to trees, roots, etc
adjective
- of, relating to, or belonging to the family Buprestidae
Word Origin
C19: from Latin buprestis poisonous beetle, causing the cattle who eat it to swell up, from Greek, from bous ox + prēthein to swell upSponsored Links
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