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    COLORADO BEETLE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwideplay

    Synonyms:

    Colorado beetle; Colorado potato beetle; Leptinotarsa decemlineata; potato beetle; potato bug

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    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("Colorado beetle" is a kind of...):

    chrysomelid; leaf beetle (brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves; larvae infest roots and stems)

    Holonyms ("Colorado beetle" is a member of...):

    genus Leptinotarsa; Leptinotarsa (Colorado potato beetles)

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