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EPILACHNA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Epilachna mean?
• EPILACHNA (noun)
The noun EPILACHNA has 1 sense:
1. genus of ladybugs native to Mexico and Central America; both larvae and adults feed on plants
Familiarity information: EPILACHNA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Genus of ladybugs native to Mexico and Central America; both larvae and adults feed on plants
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Epilachna; genus Epilachna
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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