HyperDic: japanese_beetle

English > 1 sense of the expression *Japanese beetle*:
NOUN	animal	Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica	small metallic green and brown beetle native to eastern Asia

English > *Japanese beetle*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	small metallic green and brown beetle native to eastern Asia; serious plant pest in North America.
Synonym	Popillia japonica
Member of	Popillia, genus Popillia	A genus of Scarabaeidae
Broader	scarabaeid beetle, scarabaeid, scarabaean	Any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes