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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 grassesplay

  Familiarity information: ANOMALA ORIENTALIS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ANOMALA ORIENTALIS (noun)


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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