(n) a beetle from China that has been found in the United States and is a threat to hardwood trees; lives inside the tree; no natural predators in the United States, Syn. Anoplophora glabripennis
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a. [ L. Asianus, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;, L. Asia. ] Of or pertaining to Asia; Asiatic. “Asian princes.” Jer. Taylor. -- n. An Asiatic. [ 1913 Webster ]