noun
introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses
• Syn: ↑Asiatic beetle, ↑Anomala orientalis
• Hypernyms: ↑scarabaeid beetle, ↑scarabaeid, ↑scarabaean
• Member Holonyms: ↑Anomala, ↑genus Anomala
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nounUsage: usually capitalized O
: a small beetle (Anomala orientalis) of the family Scarabaeidae now established in the United States and having a larva that feeds on the roots of grasses and sugar cane
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a scarab beetle, Anomala orientalis, introduced into the U.S. from the Orient, the larvae of which feed on the roots of sugarcane and other grasses. Also called Asiatic beetle.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.