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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 |  |  |  |  | Websites: |  |  |  |  |  |  | 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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