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Oriental beetle

DEFINITIONS OF: Oriental beetle

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n introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses

Synonyms:
Anomala orientalis, Asiatic beetle
Type of:
scarabaean, scarabaeid, scarabaeid beetle
any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes
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