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Meaning of COLORADO BEETLE

Pronunciation:  `kâlu'radow'beetl

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide
 
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 Synonyms: Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, potato beetle, potato bug
 
 See Also: chrysomelid, genus Leptinotarsa, leaf beetle, Leptinotarsa

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Col`o*ra"do bee"tle\ (Zo["o]l.)
A yellowish beetle ({Doryphora decemlineata}), with ten
longitudinal, black, dorsal stripes. It has migrated
eastwards from its original habitat in Colorado, and is very
destructive to the potato plant; -- called also {potato
beetle} and {potato bug}. See {Potato beetle}.
 
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