"emerald ash borer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: emerald ash borers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=emerald ash borer}} emerald ash borer (plural emerald ash borers)
  1. Agrilus planipennis, a green beetle native to Asia and a significant pest of ash trees in Europe and North America. Categories (lifeform): Beetles Synonyms: EAB [abbreviation] Translations (Agrilus planipennis): saarnenjalosoukko (Finnish), agrile du frêne (French), Asiatischer Eschenprachtkäfer [masculine] (German), я́сеневая изумру́дная узкоте́лая зла́тка (jásenevaja izumrúdnaja uzkotélaja zlátka) [feminine] (Russian), barrenador esmeralda del fresno [masculine] (Spanish)

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