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ASIAN LONGHORNED BEETLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Asian longhorned beetle mean?
• ASIAN LONGHORNED BEETLE (noun)
The noun ASIAN LONGHORNED BEETLE has 1 sense:
1. a beetle from China that has been found in the United States and is a threat to hardwood trees; lives inside the tree; no natural predators in the United States
Familiarity information: ASIAN LONGHORNED BEETLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ASIAN LONGHORNED BEETLE (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A beetle from China that has been found in the United States and is a threat to hardwood trees; lives inside the tree; no natural predators in the United States
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Anoplophora glabripennis; Asian longhorned beetle
Hypernyms ("Asian longhorned beetle" is a kind of...):
beetle (insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings)
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