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POPILLIA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Popillia mean?
• POPILLIA (noun)
The noun POPILLIA has 1 sense:
1. a genus of Scarabaeidae
Familiarity information: POPILLIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A genus of Scarabaeidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Popillia; Popillia
Hypernyms ("Popillia" is a kind of...):
arthropod genus (a genus of arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Popillia"):
Japanese beetle; Popillia japonica (small metallic green and brown beetle native to eastern Asia; serious plant pest in North America)
Holonyms ("Popillia" is a member of...):
family Scarabaeidae; Scarabaeidae (scarab or dung beetles)
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