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false jewel beetle

false jewel beetle noun: any beetle of the family Schizopodidae, which resemble and are closely related to jewel beetles (buprestids).

Noun

false jewel beetle (plural false jewel beetles)

  1. Any beetle of the family Schizopodidae, which resemble and are closely related to jewel beetles (buprestids).
    • Schizopodid beetles or false jewel beetles are similar to metallic wood-boring beetles or jewel beetles (Buprestidae) but are distinguished by the deeply bilobed fourth tarsal segment of the adults.2006, Arthur V. Evans, James N. Hogue, Field Guide to Beetles of California, University of California Press, page 123
    • Schizopodidae, called "false jewel beetles", are a small group of beetles endemic to the western North America.2019, Dong Ren, Chungkun Shih, Taiping Gao, Yongjie Wang, Yunzhi Yao, editors, Rhythms of Insect Evolution, Wiley, page 377
    Synonyms:
    schizopodid

Synonyms of false jewel beetle

Forms of false jewel beetle

pluralfalse jewel beetles

Origin of false jewel beetle

Following a 1991 review, the subfamily Schizopinae was promoted to family status (and renamed Schizopodidae), having been until then classified within the jewel beetle family, Buprestidae. Usage of the term false jewel beetle thus appears to be a logical consequence of the move.

Questions about false jewel beetle

What does false jewel beetle mean?
False jewel beetle means any beetle of the family Schizopodidae, which resemble and are closely related to jewel beetles (buprestids).
What part of speech is false jewel beetle?
False jewel beetle is a noun.
What is the plural of false jewel beetle?
The plural of false jewel beetle is false jewel beetles.

Words near false jewel beetle in the dictionary

  1. false holly
  2. false imprisonment
  3. false imprisonments
  4. false ironwort
  5. false jalap
  6. false jewel beetle
  7. false jewel beetles
  8. false keel
  9. false keels
  10. false key
  11. false keys

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