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ANOMALA ORIENTALIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Anomala orientalis mean?
• ANOMALA ORIENTALIS (noun)
The noun ANOMALA ORIENTALIS has 1 sense:
1. introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses
Familiarity information: ANOMALA ORIENTALIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Anomala orientalis; Asiatic beetle; Oriental beetle
Hypernyms ("Anomala orientalis" is a kind of...):
scarabaean; scarabaeid; scarabaeid beetle (any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes)
Holonyms ("Anomala orientalis" is a member of...):
Anomala; genus Anomala (genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants; includes several pests of cultivated grasses)
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