schizopodid
schizopodid noun: any beetle in the family Schizopodidae; a false jewel beetle.
Noun
schizopodid (plural schizopodids)
- Any beetle in the family Schizopodidae; a false jewel beetle.
- The body of adult schizopodids is somewhat to very stout and strongly convex.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...
- 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
- Synonyms:
- schizopodine
Synonyms of schizopodid
- schizopodine
Forms of schizopodid
| plural | schizopodids |
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Questions about schizopodid
- What does schizopodid mean?
- Schizopodid means any beetle in the family Schizopodidae; a false jewel beetle.
- What part of speech is schizopodid?
- Schizopodid is a noun.
- What is the plural of schizopodid?
- The plural of schizopodid is schizopodids.
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