ANOMALA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Anomala mean? 

• ANOMALA (noun)
  The noun ANOMALA has 1 sense:

1. genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants; includes several pests of cultivated grasses

  Familiarity information: ANOMALA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANOMALA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Anomala; genus Anomala

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

arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)

Meronyms (members of "Anomala"):

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

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

family Scarabaeidae; Scarabaeidae (scarab or dung beetles)