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rose beetle

DEFINITIONS OF: rose beetle

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n a common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. roses

Synonyms:
Cetonia aurata, rose chafer
Type of:
scarabaean, scarabaeid, scarabaeid beetle
any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes
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