Buprestid
any beetle of the family Buprestidae, comprising wood-boring beetles of a metallic luster.
Historical Examples
The Insect World Louis Figuier
The Insect World Louis Figuier
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
adjective
of, relating to, or belonging to the family Buprestidae
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