BUPRESTIS
\bˈʌpɹɪstˌiz], \bˈʌpɹɪstˌiz], \b_ˈʌ_p_ɹ_ɪ_s_t_ˌi_z]\
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b[=u]-pres'tis, n. a genus of beetles, typical of a large family, Buprestidæ, those occurring in warmer countries having lively colour and metallic sheen--some known as Golden Beetles. [L.,--Gr. bouprestis, bous, an ox, pr[=e]thein, to swell.]
By Thomas Davidson
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.