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jewel beetles

jewel beetles is the plural of jewel beetle.

Meaning of jewel beetle

Noun

jewel beetle (plural jewel beetles)

  1. Any of the very many beetles of the family Buprestidae, known for their glossy, iridescent colours.
    • This effect can be produced not only by purposeful ringbarking with an axe but also by insects, such as longicorns and jewel beetles, feeding in the phloem-cambium under the bark.1996, Phillip W. Hadlington, Judith A. Johnston, Australian Trees: Their Care and Repair, page 5

Questions about jewel beetles

What is jewel beetles the plural of?
Jewel beetles is the plural of jewel beetle.

Words near jewel beetles in the dictionary

  1. jewel anemone
  2. jewel anemones
  3. jewel bearing
  4. jewel bearings
  5. jewel beetle
  6. jewel beetles
  7. jewel block
  8. jewel blocks
  9. jewel box
  10. jewel boxes
  11. jewel bug

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