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    GENUS ANOMALA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants; includes several pests of cultivated grassesplay

    Synonyms:

    Anomala; genus Anomala

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    Nouns denoting animals

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

    arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

    Meronyms (members of "genus Anomala"):

    Anomala orientalis; Asiatic beetle; Oriental beetle (introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses)

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

    family Scarabaeidae; Scarabaeidae (scarab or dung beetles)

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