asiatic_beetle (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *Asiatic beetle*:
NOUN	animal	Asiatic beetle, Oriental beetle, Anomala orientalis	introduced into United States from the Orient

English > *Asiatic beetle*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses.
Synonyms	Oriental beetle, Anomala orientalis
Member of	Anomala, genus Anomala	genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants
Broader	scarabaeid beetle, scarabaeid, scarabaean	Any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes

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