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EPILACHNA VARIVESTIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Epilachna varivestis mean?
• EPILACHNA VARIVESTIS (noun)
The noun EPILACHNA VARIVESTIS has 1 sense:
1. introduced into the United States from Mexico; feeds on the foliage of the bean plant
Familiarity information: EPILACHNA VARIVESTIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Introduced into the United States from Mexico; feeds on the foliage of the bean plant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
bean beetle; Epilachna varivestis; Mexican bean beetle
Hypernyms ("Epilachna varivestis" is a kind of...):
lady beetle; ladybeetle; ladybird; ladybird beetle; ladybug (small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests)
Holonyms ("Epilachna varivestis" is a member of...):
Epilachna; genus Epilachna (genus of ladybugs native to Mexico and Central America; both larvae and adults feed on plants)
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