- oriental rice borer
- noun
: a crambid moth (Chilo simplex) with a larva that is destructive to rice in southern and eastern Asia
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
oriental rice borer
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coleopteran — /koh lee op teuhr euhn, kol ee /, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the order Coleoptera. n. 2. a beetle. [1840 50; COLEOPTER(A) + AN] * * * ▪ insect Introduction any member of the insect order Coleoptera, consisting of the beetles and weevils … Universalium
