cerambycid

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US/sɚˈɹæm.bɪ.sɪd/

noun

Any member of the family Cerambycidae of longhorn beetles.

Origintranslingual Cerambycidae →
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Meanings

nouncerambycid (plural cerambycids)

plural cerambycids

  1. biologyAny member of the family Cerambycidae of longhorn beetles.

    The branch was obviously infested and showed a few emergence holes indicative of both buprestids and cerambycids, and when I broke into it I found two unemerged adult Agrilus (different species), which caused me to cut and bundle the branch to being back for rearing.

    2022 May 14, Ted C. MacRae, Cupressaceae

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
longhorn beetle

Origin

  1. translingualCerambycidae
  2. translingualCerambycidae
  3. Englishcerambycid

Borrowed from Translingual Cerambycidae.

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Translations

Finnish sarvijäärä
  • sarvijäärämember of Cerambycidae
Italian cerambice
  • cerambicemember of Cerambycidae
Latin cerambycida
  • cerambycidamember of Cerambycidae
Turkish teke böceği
  • teke böceğimember of Cerambycidae
Cite this entry
APA

cerambycid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cerambycid

MLA

“cerambycid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cerambycid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cerambycid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cerambycid.

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