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julodine

julodine noun: any beetle of the subfamily Julodinae (some of the jewel beetles).

julodine: any beetle of the subfamily Julodinae (some of the jewel beetles)
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Noun

julodine (plural julodines)

  1. Any beetle of the subfamily Julodinae (some of the jewel beetles).
    • A relationship to the second major buprestid lineage, the Old World julodines, is supported by this groups'^([sic]) external plant-feeding habits, although no larvae of that group have any locomotory structures. The wing venation in the julodines is more typically buprestid and whereas the female...2002, G. H. Nelson, C. L. Bellamy, “40: Schizopodidae, LeConte 1861”, in Ross H. Arnett Jr., Michael C. Thomas, Paul E. Skelley, J. Howard Frank, editors, American Beetles, Volume 2, Taylor & Francis...
    • [The genus] Aaata consists of a single species, A. finchi, which is distinguished from other julodines by its large size, and by its raised and wrinkled pronotal and elytral surfaces.2014, Patrice Bouchard, editor, The Book of Beetles, unnumbered page

Forms of julodine

pluraljulodines

Origin of julodine

From translingual Julodinae (“subfamily name”).

Questions about julodine

What does julodine mean?
Julodine means any beetle of the subfamily Julodinae (some of the jewel beetles).
What part of speech is julodine?
Julodine is a noun.
What is the plural of julodine?
The plural of julodine is julodines.

Words near julodine in the dictionary

  1. Jullien
  2. Jullundur
  3. Julman
  4. Julmann
  5. julocrotine
  6. julodine
  7. julodines
  8. julolidine
  9. Julson
  10. Julsons
  11. julus

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