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A species of beetle with iridescent copper-colored elytra and green thorax and head, taxonomic name Popillia japonica.
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Japanese beetle — ☆ Japanese beetle n. a shiny, green and brown scarab beetle (Popillia japonica), orig. from Japan, which eats leaves, fruits, grasses, and roses and is damaging to crops … English World dictionary
Japanese beetle — Taxobox name = Japanese beetle status = secure image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Coleoptera subordo = Polyphaga infraordo = Scarabaeiformia superfamilia = Scarabaeoidea familia = Scarabaeidae… … Wikipedia
Japanese beetle — a small beetle, Popillia japonica, of the scarab family, introduced into the eastern U.S. from Japan, the adult of which feeds on the foliage of fruit and other trees, and the larva of which feeds on plant roots. [1915 20] * * * Scarab beetle… … Universalium
Japanese beetle — noun small metallic green and brown beetle native to eastern Asia; serious plant pest in North America • Syn: ↑Popillia japonica • Hypernyms: ↑scarabaeid beetle, ↑scarabaeid, ↑scarabaean • Member Holonyms: ↑Popillia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Japanese beetle — noun Date: 1900 a small metallic green and brown scarab beetle (Popillia japonica) that has been introduced into eastern North America from Japan and as a grub feeds on the roots of grasses and decaying vegetation and as an adult eats foliage and … New Collegiate Dictionary
Japanese beetle — Jap′anese bee′tle n. pln an iridescent green beetle, Popillia japonica, of the scarab family, native to Japan, established esp. in E North America as a crop and garden pest • Etymology: 1915–20 … From formal English to slang
Japanese beetle — noun a metallic green and copper chafer which is a pest of fruit and foliage as an adult and of grass roots as a larva. [Popillia japonica.] … English new terms dictionary
Japanese — 1580s, Iapones; see JAPAN (Cf. Japan) + ESE (Cf. ese). Japanese beetle attested from 1919, accidentally introduced in U.S. 1916 in larval stage in a shipment of Japanese iris … Etymology dictionary
beetle — beetle1 /beet l/, n., v., beetled, beetling. n. 1. any of numerous insects of the order Coleoptera, characterized by hard, horny forewings that cover and protect the membranous flight wings. 2. (loosely) any of various insects resembling the… … Universalium
Japanese — /jap euh neez , nees /, adj., n., pl. Japanese. adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Japan, its people, or their language. n. 2. a native or inhabitant of Japan. 3. a person of Japanese ancestry. 4. the language of Japan. Abbr.: Japn … Universalium
