POTATO BEETLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does potato beetle mean? 

• POTATO BEETLE (noun)
  The noun 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 worldwide

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• 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 ("potato beetle" is a kind of...):

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

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

genus Leptinotarsa; Leptinotarsa (Colorado potato beetles)