AMBROSIA BEETLE

Meaning of AMBROSIA BEETLE in English

Function: noun

Date: circa 1900

: any of various small wood-boring beetles (family Scolytidae) that cultivate a fungus on which they feed and raise their larvae

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

AMBROSIA BEETLE — noun Date: circa 1900 any of various small wood-boring beetles (family Scolytidae) that cultivate a fungus on which they feed …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AMBROSIA BEETLE — noun Etymology: ambrosia ( fungus ) : any of certain small semisocial beetles (family Ipidae or Scolytidae) that bore deeply …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMBROSIA BEETLE — () A bark beetle that feeds on ambrosia.
Английский словарь Webster
AMBROSIA BEETLE. — See bark beetle . [ 1895-1900; ambrosia in reference to the beetles' food, a coating formed by a fungus which …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AMBROSIA BEETLE — Date: circa 1900 : any of various small wood-boring beetles (family Scolytidae) that cultivate a fungus on which they feed …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AMBROSIA BEETLE — add. ·- a bark beetle that feeds on ambrosia.
Webster English vocab
AMBROSIA BEETLE — ■ noun a small dark wood-boring beetle which feeds on ambrosia produced by a fungus in the wood. [ Xyleborus …
Concise Oxford English vocab
AMBROSIA BEETLE — [ambrosia beetle] n (ca. 1900): any of various small wood-boring beetles (family Scolytidae) that cultivate a fungus on which they …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AMBROSIA BEETLE — (энтомология) древесинник (Xyloterus) (энтомология) короед (Xyloborus)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AMBROSIA BEETLE — энт. 1> древесинник ( Xyloterus ) 2> короед ( Xyloborus )
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AMBROSIA BEETLE — энт.древесинник; короед
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
AMBROSIA BEETLE — энт. 1) древесинник ( Xyloterus ) 2) короед ( Xyloborus )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
AMBROSIA BEETLE — энт. 1> древесинник ( Xyloterus ) 2> короед ( Xyloborus )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AMBROSIA BEETLE — зоол. древесинник; короед
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
AMBROSIA BEETLE — зоол. древесинник; короед
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
AMBROSIA BEETLE — см. timber beetles
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
AMBROSIA BEETLE — см. timber beetles
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
AMBROSIA BEETLE — древесинник; короед
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
AMBROSIA BEETLE — (энтомология) древесинник (Xyloterus) (энтомология) короед (Xyloborus)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
AMBROSIA — n ambrosia (1. food intended or fit for the gods; 2. [Bot.] wormseed)
Interlingua English vocab
AMBROSIA — ambrosie (-al)
English interlingue dictionary
AMBROSIA — noun see: murder Date: 15th century 1. the food of the Greek and Roman gods, the ointment or perfume of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BEETLE — I Any of at least 250,000 species of insects constituting the order Coleoptera (the largest order in the animal kingdom), …
Английский словарь Британика
BEETLE — I. ˈbēd. ə l, -ēt ə l noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bityl, betylle, from Old English bitula, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AMBROSIA — amˈbrōzh(ē)ə, aam-, attrib (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek, literally, immortality, from ambrotos immortal (from a- a- (II) + — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BEETLE — (v. t.) To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine; as, to beetle cotton …
Английский словарь Webster
AMBROSIA — (n.) The food of certain small bark beetles, family Scolytidae believed to be fungi cultivated by the beetles in their …
Английский словарь Webster
AMBROSIA — (n.) Formerly, a kind of fragrant plant; now (Bot.), a genus of plants, including some coarse and worthless weeds, called …
Английский словарь Webster
AMBROSIA — (n.) A perfumed unguent, salve, or draught; something very pleasing to the taste or smell.
Английский словарь Webster
AMBROSIA — (n.) An unguent of the gods.
Английский словарь Webster
AMBROSIA — (n.) The fabled food of the gods (as nectar was their drink), which conferred immortality upon those who partook of …
Английский словарь Webster
BEETLE — ( v. t. ) To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine; as, to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AMBROSIA — ( n. ) The fabled food of the gods (as nectar was their drink), which conferred immortality upon those who …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AMBROSIA — ( n. ) Formerly, a kind of fragrant plant; now (Bot.), a genus of plants, including some coarse and worthless …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AMBROSIA — ( n. ) An unguent of the gods.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AMBROSIA — ( n. ) A perfumed unguent, salve, or draught; something very pleasing to the taste or smell.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BEETLE — beetle 1 /beet"l/ , n. , v. , beetled, beetling . n. 1. any of numerous insects of the order …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AMBROSIA — /am broh"zheuh/ , n. 1. Class. Myth. the food of the gods. Cf. nectar (def. 3). 2. something especially delicious …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BEETLE — v. go somewhere quickly; move like a beetle, move forward, make one's way; scurry (British usage); ram or crush a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
AMBROSIA — n. legendary food of the gods (Greek Mythology); something that has a wonderful taste or smell; dessert made of fruits …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BEETLE — I. ˈbē-t ə l noun Etymology: Middle English betylle, from Old English bitula; akin to bītan to bite Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AMBROSIA — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek, literally, immortality, from ambrotos immortal, from a- + -mbrotos (akin to brotos mortal) — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BEETLE — vt to beat with a heavy mallet. 2. beetle ·vt a heavy mallet, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, ·etc. …
Webster English vocab
AMBROSIA — noun an unguent of the gods. 2. ambrosia ·noun a perfumed unguent, salve, or draught; something very pleasing to the …
Webster English vocab
AMBROSIA — [ am'brəʊzɪə ] ■ noun 1》 Greek & Roman Mythology the food of the gods. ↘something very pleasing to taste …
Concise Oxford English vocab
BEETLE — [bee.tle] n [ME betylle, fr. OE bitula; akin to bitan to bite] (bef. 12c) 1: any of an order (Coleoptera) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
AMBROSIA — [am.bro.sia] n [L, fr. Gk, lit., immortality, fr. ambrotos immortal, fr. a- + -mbrotos (akin to brotos mortal)--more at murder] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BEETLE — (order Coleoptera), any of at least 250,000 species of insects (the largest order in the animal kingdom), principally characterized by …
Britannica English vocabulary
AMBROSIA — ambrosi|a BrE AmE æm ˈbrəʊz i‿|ə •ˈbrəʊʒ |ə AmE \ æm ˈbroʊʒ |ə ▷ ambrosi|al əl ▷ ambrosi|an ən
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BEETLE — / ˈbiːtl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. an insect, often large and black, with a hard case …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEETLE — Beetle BrE AmE British English , ‖ Bug American English informal a small car made by Volkswagen which has a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AMBROSIA — am ‧ bro ‧ si ‧ a /æmˈbrəʊziə $ -ˈbroʊʒə/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] literary [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BEETLE — n. & v. --n. 1 a tool with a heavy head and a handle, used for ramming, crushing, driving wedges, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BEETLE — n. & v. n. 1 a tool with a heavy head and a handle, used for ramming, crushing, driving wedges, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BEETLE — n. & v. n. 1 any insect of the order Coleoptera, with modified front wings forming hard protective cases closing …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BEETLE — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. any insect of the order Coleoptera, with modified front wings forming hard protective cases …
Oxford English vocab
AMBROSIA — In Greek mythology, ambrosia is the food of the gods. N-UNCOUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEETLE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE black ▪ Tiny, polished black pollen beetles crawled over her hand: she had …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AMBROSIA — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ After their diet of the last few days, anything would taste like ambrosia . ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AMBROSIA — [noun] [U] [literary] - the food eaten by Greek and Roman gods, or a very pleasant food which could be …
Cambridge English vocab
BEETLE — n. ladybird beetle snout beetle bark beetle blister beetle Colorado potato beetle cucumber beetle deathwatch beetle dermestid beetle dung beetle …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BEETLE — I 1. сущ. 1) жук 2) разг. таракан 3) амер. (Beetle) 'жук' (ласковое название маленького автомобиля марки Volkswagen) ∙ blind …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AMBROSIA — сущ. 1) греч.; миф. амброзия, пища богов 2) перен. пища богов 3) перга? собираемая пчелами цветочная пыльца (греческое) (мифология) амброзия; …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BEETLE — beetle.ogg _I 1. ʹbi:tl n 1. 1> жук carpet beetle - ковровый жучок 2> энт. отряд жесткокрылых ( Coleoptera ) …
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Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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