单词 | twig girdler |
释义 | > as lemmastwig girdler twig girdler n. U.S. an American beetle, Oncideres cingulatus, which deposits its eggs in the tips of twigs, which it then girdles below the eggs ( Cent. Dict. 1891). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > miscellaneous types > oncideres cingulatus (twig-girdler) twig girdler1874 1874 Rep. U.S. Dept. Agric. 1873 153 The twig girdler, Oncideres cingulatus... The insects girdle the twig before depositing their eggs. 1972 L. A. Swan & C. S. Papp Common Insects N. Amer. xx. 452 The Twig Girdler..is rough-surfaced, grayish brown or yellowish brown. 1974 Ridge Citizen (Johnston, S. Carolina) 18 Apr. 6/3 The twig girdlers deposit their eggs in the portions of the branches that fall to the ground. < as lemmas |
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