HyperDic: rose_bug

English > 1 sense of the expression rose bug:
NOUNanimalrose bug, rose chafer, Macrodactylus subspinosuscommon North American beetle
English > rose bug: 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, Macrodactylus subspinosus
Member ofMacrodactylus, genus MacrodactylusA genus of Melolonthidae
Broadermelolonthid beetleAny of various beetles of the family (or subfamily) Melolonthidae

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