HyperDic: macrodactylus_subspinosus

English > 1 sense of the expression Macrodactylus subspinosus:
NOUNanimalMacrodactylus subspinosus, rose chafer, rose bugcommon North American beetle
English > Macrodactylus subspinosus: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningCommon North American beetle: larvae feed on roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. rose bushes or apple trees or grape vines.
Synonymsrose chafer, rose bug
Member ofMacrodactylus, genus MacrodactylusA genus of Melolonthidae
Broadermelolonthid beetleAny of various beetles of the family (or subfamily) Melolonthidae

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