Meaning of COLORADO BEETLE
| Pronunciation: | | `kâlu'radow'beetl
|
| | Sponsored Links: | |
|
| |
 WordNet Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | | [n] black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide |
| |
| | Synonyms: | | Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, potato beetle, potato bug |
| |
| | See Also: | | chrysomelid, genus Leptinotarsa, leaf beetle, Leptinotarsa | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
| |
| | Definition: | | \Col`o*ra"do bee"tle\ (Zo["o]l.)
A yellowish beetle ({Doryphora decemlineata}), with ten
longitudinal, black, dorsal stripes. It has migrated
eastwards from its original habitat in Colorado, and is very
destructive to the potato plant; -- called also {potato
beetle} and {potato bug}. See {Potato beetle}.
|
| |
|
|