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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
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 ..."