Escarabajo barrenero

English translation: wood-boring beetle

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Spanish term or phrase:Escarabajo barrenero
English translation:wood-boring beetle
Entered by: S Ben Price

13:14 Mar 4, 2012
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Zoology
Spanish term or phrase: Escarabajo barrenero
This is probably misspelled. Any ideas?
TIA!
S Ben Price
Spain
Local time: 18:45
wood-boring beetle
Explanation:
I imagine it's generically some "drilling" species beetle, es decir un escarabajo xilófago.
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DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 17:45
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3 +1wood-boring beetle
DLyons
4Woodboring Beetle
Michael de los Reyes


  

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wood-boring beetle


Explanation:
I imagine it's generically some "drilling" species beetle, es decir un escarabajo xilófago.

DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 17:45
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  John Speese: Yes, and there are many different kinds, so I guess the only way to determine exactly which one it is would be to have the Latin name.
5 hrs
  -> Thanks John. Yes, without knowing the species I think it has to be kept general.
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Woodboring Beetle


Explanation:
I thought that this is probably what makes the most sense, especially since I saw a webpage that apparently had a plague of them.

Hope this helps.

The first page is where I understood "barrenero", and it was only a step to go from drilling/boring to drilling/boring beetle.


    Reference: http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/barrenero
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodboring_beetle
Michael de los Reyes
United States
Local time: 10:45
Native speaker of: English
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