Meaning Of The Word Buprestid

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buprestid in American English
any of a family (Buprestidae) of beetles with a long, flat, metallic-colored body: the larvae are harmful to woody plants
noun: any beetle of the family Buprestidae, comprising wood-boring beetles of a metallic luster

buprestid in British English
adjective: of, relating to, or belonging to the family Buprestidae
noun: any beetle of the mainly tropical family Buprestidae, the adults of which are brilliantly coloured and the larvae of which bore into and cause damage to trees, roots, etc

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