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Buprestidan
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What's The Definition Of Buprestidan?Synonyms | Synonyms for Buprestidan: Related Terms | Find terms related to Buprestidan: See Also | Buprestidan In Webster's Dictionary \Bu*pres"ti*dan\, n. [L. buprestis, Gr. ?, a
poisonous beetle, which, being eaten by cattle in the grass,
caused them to swell up and and die; ? ox, cow + ? to blow
up, swell out.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of a tribe of beetles, of the genus {Buprestis} and
allied genera, usually with brilliant metallic colors. The
larv[ae] are usually borers in timber, or beneath bark, and
are often very destructive to trees.
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