- metallic wood-boring beetle
- any of numerous metallic green, blue, copper, or black beetles of the family Buprestidae, the larvae of which bore into the wood of trees.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
metallic wood-boring beetle
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metallic wood-boring beetle — any of numerous metallic green, blue, copper, or black beetles of the family Buprestidae, the larvae of which bore into the wood of trees. * * * ▪ insect also called Jewel Beetle, any of some 15,000 species of beetles (insect order… … Universalium
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
apple tree borer — noun : a beetle having larvae that bore in apple trees: a. : flatheaded apple tree borer b. : a large beetle (Saperda candida) brown striped with white above and dull white beneath that is especially destructive to apple and other fruit trees… … Useful english dictionary
Elateriformia — Taxobox name = Elateriformia image width = 250px image caption = Adelocera murina , a click beetle regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Coleoptera subordo = Polyphaga infraordo = Elateriformia infraordo authority =… … Wikipedia
Elateroidea — Taxobox name = Elateroidea image width = 240px image caption = Adelocera murina , a click beetle regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Coleoptera subordo = Polyphaga infraordo = Elateriformia superfamilia = Elateroidea… … Wikipedia
apple tree borer — 1. Also called flatheaded apple tree borer. the larva of a metallic wood boring beetle, Chrysobothris femorata, that bores into the wood of apple and other fruit trees. 2. Also called roundheaded apple tree borer. the larva of a long horned… … Universalium
flatheaded borer — noun or flathead borer Etymology: so called from its much enlarged and flattened thorax : any of numerous beetle larvae of the family Buprestidae that bore beneath the bark or in the sapwood of trees * * * the larva of a metallic wood boring… … Useful english dictionary
flatheaded borer — the larva of a metallic wood boring beetle, having an expanded and flattened anterior end. Also called hammerhead. [1880 85] * * * … Universalium
hymenopteran — /huy meuh nop teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. hymenopterous. n. 2. Also, hymenopter. a hymenopterous insect. [1875 80; HYMENOPTER + AN] * * * ▪ insect Introduction any member of the third largest and perhaps the most beneficial to humans of all insect… … Universalium
Huia — This article is about the extinct bird species. For other uses, see Huia (disambiguation). Huia A pair (male in front of female) Painting by J.G. Keulemans from W.L. Buller s A History of the Birds of New Zealand (1888) … Wikipedia
