June bug
June bug · June bugs
Any of several species of beetlesAny of several species of beetles: Phyllophaga, a genus of beetles in the subfamily Melolonthinae of the family Scarabaeidae, also known as June beetles.
Meaning
5 sensesAny of several species of beetles:
Phyllophaga, a genus of beetles in the subfamily Melolonthinae of the family Scarabaeidae, also known as June beetles.
Green June beetle (Cotinis nitida), of the southeastern United States
Ten-lined June beetle (Polyphylla decemlineata), of the western United States and Canada
Fig-eater or figeater beetle (Cotinis mutabilis), of the western and southwestern United States
European chafer (Rhizotrogus majalis/Amphimallon majalis), a beetle native to continental Europe, but now also in North America
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- any of various large usually brown North American leaf-eating beetles common in late spring; the larvae feed on roots of grasses etc.
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plural: June bugsSynonyms
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- any of various large usually brown North American leaf-eating beetles common in late spring; the larvae feed on roots of grasses etc.:June beetleMay bugMay beetle