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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 Statesplay

  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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