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Definition of jewel beetle in English: jewel beetlenoun A chiefly tropical beetle that has bold metallic colours and patterns. The larvae are mainly wood-borers and may be serious pests of timber. 吉丁虫 Family Buprestidae: numerous genera Example sentencesExamples - Apart from these two insects, people in South Africa eat other species of Lepidoptera larvae, termites, locusts, white-grubs, jewel beetles and a few other insects.
- Scientists have calculated that the European jewel beetle Melanophila acuminata, about 1 cm. in length, can detect a 25-acre forest fire from 7.5 miles away.
- The University of Bonn uses the infrared-sensitive sensors of the jewel beetle as a template for a remote fire-sensitive network.
- The jewel beetle, Melanophila acuminate, is a living fire detector.
- Beginning in the Meiji period, mushiya, or shops that sold singing insects, fireflies, and jewel beetles as well as cages and trapping devices, began to spring up.
Definition of jewel beetle in US English: jewel beetlenoun A chiefly tropical beetle that has bold metallic colors and patterns. The larvae are mainly wood-borers and can be serious pests of timber. 吉丁虫 Family Buprestidae: numerous genera Example sentencesExamples - The University of Bonn uses the infrared-sensitive sensors of the jewel beetle as a template for a remote fire-sensitive network.
- The jewel beetle, Melanophila acuminate, is a living fire detector.
- Beginning in the Meiji period, mushiya, or shops that sold singing insects, fireflies, and jewel beetles as well as cages and trapping devices, began to spring up.
- Apart from these two insects, people in South Africa eat other species of Lepidoptera larvae, termites, locusts, white-grubs, jewel beetles and a few other insects.
- Scientists have calculated that the European jewel beetle Melanophila acuminata, about 1 cm. in length, can detect a 25-acre forest fire from 7.5 miles away.
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