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    GENUS POPILLIA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A genus of Scarabaeidaeplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Popillia; Popillia

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

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

    arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

    Meronyms (members of "genus Popillia"):

    Japanese beetle; Popillia japonica (small metallic green and brown beetle native to eastern Asia; serious plant pest in North America)

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

    family Scarabaeidae; Scarabaeidae (scarab or dung beetles)

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