Akademik

Asiatic beetle

noun

introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses

• Syn: ↑Oriental beetle, ↑Anomala orientalis

• Hypernyms: ↑scarabaeid beetle, ↑scarabaeid, ↑scarabaean

• Member Holonyms: ↑Anomala, ↑genus Anomala

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noun

Usage: usually capitalized A

: oriental beetle

Useful english dictionary. 2012.