AMBROSIA BEETLE

Meaning of AMBROSIA BEETLE in English

noun

Etymology: ambrosia ( fungus )

: any of certain small semisocial beetles (family Ipidae or Scolytidae) that bore deeply in dead or dying wood and tend and cultivate ambrosia fungus on which they feed and raise their larvae

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 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 — () 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 — Function: noun Date: circa 1900 : any of various small wood-boring beetles (family Scolytidae) that cultivate a fungus on which …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
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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Webster's New International English Dictionary

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