Definition of Buprestid

1. Noun. Any of several beetles, of the family ''Buprestidae'', that are destructive wood borers in the larval stage ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Buprestid

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Buprestid

bupkis
bupkus
bupleurum
bupleurums
bupleurynol
bupleurynols
buplever
buplevers
buppie
buppies
buppy
bupranolol
buprenorphene
buprenorphine
buprenorphine hydrochloride
buprestid (current term)
buprestidan
buprestidans
buprestids
bupropion
bupropion hydrochloride
buqsha
buqshas
bur
bur-
bur-reed family
bur block
bur blocks
bur drill
bur fish

Literary usage of Buprestid

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the New York Entomological Society by New York Entomological Society (1905)
"Just starting wing disc of a buprestid. Fig. 19. Wing disc just beginning to evaginate, showing great proliferation of ..."

2. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington by Entomological Society of Washington (1896)
"It was fed throughout the whole year and did not become torpid during the three winters of its existence. A buprestid beetle ..."

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