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Bruchidae

Bruchidae

9.9
Small seed beetles whose young grow inside seeds and harm crops
  • noun
  • /ˈbruːkɪdeɪ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : Bruchidae
  • Infestations by Bruchidae can severely damage stored legume seeds.

Examples

  • Farmers often struggle with Bruchidae infestations in their fields.

  • Scientists have identified several new species within the Bruchidae family.

  • The study compared the life cycles of different Bruchidae collected from various regions.

  • The Bruchidae family includes several species that damage crops.

  • Farmers often struggle with Bruchidae infestations in their fields.

  • Infestations by Bruchidae can severely damage stored legume seeds.

  • The Bruchidae family includes several species that damage crops.

Synonyms

family Bruchidae
vsBruchidae
  • Specialized
9.6

A group of beetles whose young eat seeds of plants like beans

focuses more generally on being agricultural pests in seed crops

Compounds

family Bruchidae
  • Specialized
9.6

A group of beetles whose young eat seeds of plants like beans

Surface Forms

Bruchidae singular
Bruchidae plural

Morphology

Bruchidae = bruch + idae

A specialist taxonomic formation: 'bruch' is a non‑English combining stem and '-idae' is a scientific family suffix, so ordinary learners cannot derive the meaning from the parts.

Etymology

Bruchidae comes from the old scientific name Bruchus used for these seed beetles. A helpful way to remember Bruchidae is to think of Bruchus sounding like 'break'; these tiny beetles 'break into' seeds to live and often damage stored beans.