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POTATO BUG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does potato bug mean?
• POTATO BUG (noun)
The noun POTATO BUG has 1 sense:
1. black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide
Familiarity information: POTATO BUG used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Colorado beetle; Colorado potato beetle; Leptinotarsa decemlineata; potato beetle; potato bug
Hypernyms ("potato bug" is a kind of...):
chrysomelid; leaf beetle (brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves; larvae infest roots and stems)
Holonyms ("potato bug" is a member of...):
genus Leptinotarsa; Leptinotarsa (Colorado potato beetles)
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