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    EPILACHNA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Genus of ladybugs native to Mexico and Central America; both larvae and adults feed on plantsplay

    Synonyms:

    Epilachna; genus Epilachna

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("Epilachna" is a kind of...):

    arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

    Meronyms (members of "Epilachna"):

    bean beetle; Epilachna varivestis; Mexican bean beetle (introduced into the United States from Mexico; feeds on the foliage of the bean plant)

    Holonyms ("Epilachna" is a member of...):

    Coccinellidae; family Coccinellidae (the ladybugs)

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