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ANOMALA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Anomala mean?
• ANOMALA (noun)
The noun ANOMALA has 1 sense:
1. genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants; includes several pests of cultivated grasses
Familiarity information: ANOMALA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants; includes several pests of cultivated grasses
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Anomala; genus Anomala
Hypernyms ("Anomala" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Anomala"):
Anomala orientalis; Asiatic beetle; Oriental beetle (introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses)
Holonyms ("Anomala" is a member of...):
family Scarabaeidae; Scarabaeidae (scarab or dung beetles)
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