Etymology

buprestidan

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Today it means: Any of a number of jewel beetles of the family Buprestidae, usually with shiny metallic colours. Full definition →

Latin buprestis
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  1. Latin · derived frombuprestis
  2. English todaybuprestidan

Latin buprestis, Ancient Greek a poisonous beetle, which, being eaten by cattle in the grass, caused them to swell up and die; ox, cow + to blow up, swell out.

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