ASIAN LONGHORNED BEETLE

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 I. (noun) 

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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

Synonyms:

Anoplophora glabripennis; Asian longhorned beetle

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Asian longhorned beetle" is a kind of...):

beetle (insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings)

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