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buprestids

buprestids is the plural of buprestid.

Meaning of buprestid

Noun

buprestid (plural buprestids)

  1. Any of the many beetles of the family Buprestidae, which in the larval stage are destructive wood borers and as adults are often brightly coloured.
    • Other species are recognized pests, and various buprestids attack either living or dead trees.2009, T. R. New, Beetles in Conservation, page 189
    Synonyms:
    jewel beetle

Questions about buprestids

What is buprestids the plural of?
Buprestids is the plural of buprestid.

Words near buprestids in the dictionary

  1. buprenorphinum
  2. buprenorphrine
  3. buprestid
  4. buprestidan
  5. buprestidans
  6. buprestids
  7. buprinex
  8. buprofezin
  9. bupropion
  10. buproprion
  11. Bupyeong

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