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ORIENTAL BEETLE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grassesplay

Synonyms:

Anomala orientalis; Asiatic beetle; Oriental beetle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Oriental beetle" is a kind of...):

scarabaean; scarabaeid; scarabaeid beetle (any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes)

Holonyms ("Oriental beetle" is a member of...):

Anomala; genus Anomala (genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants; includes several pests of cultivated grasses)

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