buprestidan

词形变化

buprestidans 复数 buprestidans

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of a number of jewel beetles of the family Buprestidae, usually with shiny metallic colours.

    过时 生物 动物学

词源

Latin buprestis, Ancient Greek a poisonous beetle, which, being eaten by cattle in the grass, caused them to swell up and die; ox, cow + to blow up, swell out.

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