noun
a genus of Scarabaeidae
• Syn: ↑genus Popillia
• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Scarabaeidae, ↑family Scarabaeidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑Japanese beetle, ↑Popillia japonica
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\\pəˈpilēə\ nounUsage: capitalized
: a genus of beetles of the family Scarabaeidae — see japanese beetle
Useful english dictionary. 2012.