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    ANOMALA ORIENTALIS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grassesplay

    Synonyms:

    Anomala orientalis; Asiatic beetle; Oriental beetle

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("Anomala orientalis" is a kind of...):

    scarabaean; scarabaeid; scarabaeid beetle (any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes)

    Holonyms ("Anomala orientalis" is a member of...):

    Anomala; genus Anomala (genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants; includes several pests of cultivated grasses)

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