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COLORADO POTATO BEETLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Colorado potato beetle mean? 

COLORADO POTATO BEETLE (noun)
  The noun COLORADO POTATO BEETLE has 1 sense:

1. black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwideplay

  Familiarity information: COLORADO POTATO BEETLE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


COLORADO POTATO BEETLE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Colorado beetle; Colorado potato beetle; Leptinotarsa decemlineata; potato beetle; potato bug

Hypernyms ("Colorado potato beetle" is a kind of...):

chrysomelid; leaf beetle (brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves; larvae infest roots and stems)

Holonyms ("Colorado potato beetle" is a member of...):

genus Leptinotarsa; Leptinotarsa (Colorado potato beetles)


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