Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buprestid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: buprestid
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the many beetles of the family Buprestidae, which in the larval stage are destructive wood borers and as adults are often brightly coloured.

Example Sentences

"Other species are recognized pests, and various buprestids attack either living or dead trees."
"The buprestid Capnodis tenebrionis L. is a major root pest of cherries and other stone fruits in semiarid areas of southern Europe, around the Mediterranean, and Asia Minor."
"An example is the golden buprestid (Buprestis aurulenta), a brilliant copper-colored beetle that bores into living pines, firs, Douglas-fir, spruces, and other conifers in the western mountains. Its pest rating is high."

Etymology

From translingual Buprestidae.

Word Breakdown

Root: Buprestidae

Inflected Forms

buprestids (plural)

Synonyms

jewel beetle

Questions

What does buprestid mean?: Any of the many beetles of the family Buprestidae, which in the larval stage are destructive wood borers and as adults are often brightly coloured.
Where does buprestid come from?: From translingual Buprestidae.

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