Oriental beetle

Other forms: Oriental beetles

Definitions of Oriental beetle
  1. noun
    introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses
    synonyms: Anomala orientalis, Asiatic beetle
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    type of:
    scarabaean, scarabaeid, scarabaeid beetle
    any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes
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