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MACRODACTYLUS SUBSPINOSUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Common North American beetle: larvae feed on roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. rose bushes or apple trees or grape vines
Synonyms:
Macrodactylus subspinosus; rose bug; rose chafer
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Macrodactylus subspinosus" is a kind of...):
melolonthid beetle (any of various beetles of the family (or subfamily) Melolonthidae)
Holonyms ("Macrodactylus subspinosus" is a member of...):
genus Macrodactylus; Macrodactylus (a genus of Melolonthidae)