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Colorado beetle
Colorado beetle Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Colorado beetle?
[n] black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide
Synonyms | Synonyms for Colorado beetle: Colorado potato beetle | Leptinotarsa decemlineata | potato beetle | potato bug Related Terms | Find terms related to Colorado beetle: See Also | chrysomelid | genus Leptinotarsa | leaf beetle | Leptinotarsa Colorado beetle In Webster's Dictionary \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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