Meaning

1 senses
  1. A beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, formerly Doryphora decemlineata, with black and yellow stripes, that is a serious pest of potatoes.

    Kartoffelkäfer

    колора́дский жукkolorádskij žuk

    колора́дський жукkolorádsʹkyj žuk, картопля́ний жукkartopljányj žuk

More definitions
  • black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide

Translations

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Forms

plural: Colorado beetles
SingularColorado beetle
PluralColorado beetles

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Synonyms

5 synonyms
potato beetleten-striped spearman
Close in meaning

See also

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