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emerald ash borers

emerald ash borers is the plural of emerald ash borer.

Meaning of emerald ash borer

Noun

emerald ash borer (plural emerald ash borers)

  1. Agrilus planipennis, a green beetle native to Asia and a significant pest of ash trees in Europe and North America.
    • The emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis Fairmair (formerly A. marcopoli Obenberger), is native to China, Japan, Korea, and Mongolia.2002 July 17, Taylor A. Scarr, Emerald ash borer, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
    Synonyms:
    EAB

Questions about emerald ash borers

What is emerald ash borers the plural of?
Emerald ash borers is the plural of emerald ash borer.

Words near emerald ash borers in the dictionary

  1. emer
  2. Emer.
  3. Emerado
  4. emerald
  5. emerald ash borer
  6. emerald ash borers
  7. Emerald Beach
  8. Emerald City
  9. emerald cockroach wasp
  10. emerald cockroach wasps
  11. emerald copper

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