bu·pres·tid (by -pr s t d)n. Any of various beetles of the family Buprestidae, which are destructive wood borers as larvae and often have a metallic red, green, or blue color. [From New Latin B  pr stidae, family name, from Bprstis, type genus, from Latin bprstis, beetle harmful to cattle, from Greek bouprstis : bous, ox; see gwou- in Indo-European roots + prthein, to swell up.] |
buprestid [bjuːˈprɛstɪd]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) 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.
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the family Buprestidae
[from Latin buprestis poisonous beetle, causing the cattle who eat it to swell up, from Greek, from bous ox + prēthein to swell up]
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