Asiatic beetle.
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Asiatic beetle — noun introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses • Syn: ↑Oriental beetle, ↑Anomala orientalis • Hypernyms: ↑scarabaeid beetle, ↑scarabaeid, ↑scarabaean • Member Holonyms … Useful english dictionary
Asiatic beetle. — See oriental beetle … Useful english dictionary
asiatic garden beetle — noun Usage: usually capitalized A : a small brown beetle (Maladera castanea) resembling the related Oriental beetle in appearance and habits and like the latter introduced into eastern No. America from Asia … Useful english dictionary
Oriental beetle — noun introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses • Syn: ↑Asiatic beetle, ↑Anomala orientalis • Hypernyms: ↑scarabaeid beetle, ↑scarabaeid, ↑scarabaean • Member Holonyms … Useful english dictionary
scarabaeid beetle — noun any of numerous species of stout bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes • Syn: ↑scarabaeid, ↑scarabaean • Hypernyms: ↑lamellicorn beetle • Hyponyms: ↑dung beetle, ↑June beetle, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
oriental beetle — a scarab beetle, Anomala orientalis, introduced into the U.S. from the Orient, the larvae of which feed on the roots of sugarcane and other grasses. Also called Asiatic beetle. * * * … Universalium
Tree beetle — Tree Tree (tr[=e]), n. [OE. tree, tre, treo, AS. tre[ o], tre[ o]w, tree, wood; akin to OFries. tr[=e], OS. treo, trio, Icel. tr[=e], Dan. tr[ae], Sw. tr[ a], tr[ a]d, Goth. triu, Russ. drevo, W. derw an oak, Ir. darag, darog, Gr. dry^s a tree,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Musk beetle — Musk Musk (m[u^]sk), n. [F. musc, L. muscus, Per. musk, fr. Skr. mushka testicle, orig., a little mouse. See {Mouse}, and cd. {Abelmosk}, {Muscadel}, {Muscovy duck}, {Nutmeg}.] 1. A substance of a reddish brown color, and when fresh of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sacred beetle — Sacred Sa cred, a. [Originally p. p. of OE. sacren to consecrate, F. sacrer, fr. L. sacrare, fr. sacer sacred, holy, cursed. Cf. {Consecrate}, {Execrate}, {Saint}, {Sexton}.] 1. Set apart by solemn religious ceremony; especially, in a good sense … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scarabaean — noun any of numerous species of stout bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes • Syn: ↑scarabaeid beetle, ↑scarabaeid • Hypernyms: ↑lamellicorn beetle • Hyponyms: ↑dung beetle, ↑June beetle, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
