Schizopodid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Schizopodid is a noun meaning (zoology) Any beetle in the family Schizopodidae; a false jewel beetle.
Meaning
(zoology) Any beetle in the family Schizopodidae; a false jewel beetle.
Example Sentences
The body of adult schizopodids is somewhat to very stout and strongly convex.
Schizopodids are typically found feeding on spring-blooming desert flowers, clinging to dry grasses (Schizopus) or on foliage of oaks (Dystaxia) and junipers (Glyptoscelimorpha).
Schizopodid beetles or false jewel beetles are similar to metallic wood-boring beetles or jewel beetles (Buprestidae) but are distinguished by the deeply bilobed fourth tarsal segment of the adults.
Word Forms
- schizopodids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include schizopod, ochodaeid, amphizoid, nosodendrid, borid, mycetophagid.
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