asian_longhorned_beetle (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *Asian longhorned beetle*:
NOUN	animal	Asian longhorned beetle, Anoplophora glabripennis	a beetle from China that has been found in the United States and is a threat to hardwood trees

English > *Asian longhorned beetle*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
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.
Synonym	Anoplophora glabripennis
Broader	beetle	insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings

HyperDic: asian_longhorned_beetle