potato bug
potato bug · potato bugs
картопляний жук, колорадський жук
колорадский жук
Kartoffelkäfer
A Jerusalem cricket, any of various insects of the genus StenopelmatusA Jerusalem cricket, any of various insects of the genus Stenopelmatus.
» Potato bugs are crustaceans.
Meaning
5 sensesA Jerusalem cricket, any of various insects of the genus Stenopelmatus.
A woodlouse, any of various terrestrial crustaceans of suborder Oniscidea.
Any of various insects that feed on or harm potato plants.
Any of various insects that feed on or harm potato plants.
A striped blister beetle or old-fashioned potato bug (Epicauta vittata).
A Colorado beetle or Colorado potato bug (Leptinotarsa decemlineata).
More definitions
- black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide
Examples
1 sentencesPotato bugs are crustaceans.
Forms
plural: potato bugs| Singular | potato bug |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide:Colorado potato beetleColorado beetlepotato beetleLeptinotarsa decemlineata