rose bug

/roʊz bəg/
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Other forms: rose bugs

Definitions of rose bug
  1. noun
    common North American beetle: larvae feed on roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. rose bushes or apple trees or grape vines
    synonyms: Macrodactylus subspinosus, rose chafer
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    type of:
    melolonthid beetle
    any of various beetles of the family (or subfamily) Melolonthidae
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