bean beetle.
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bean beetle — ☆ bean beetle n. any of a number of beetles and weevils attacking legumes, esp. the Mexican bean beetle * * * … Universalium
bean beetle — ☆ bean beetle n. any of a number of beetles and weevils attacking legumes, esp. the Mexican bean beetle … English World dictionary
bean beetle — noun introduced into the United States from Mexico; feeds on the foliage of the bean plant • Syn: ↑Mexican bean beetle, ↑Epilachna varivestis • Hypernyms: ↑ladybug, ↑ladybeetle, ↑lady beetle, ↑ladybird, ↑l … Useful english dictionary
bean beetle. — See Mexican bean beetle. [1930 35, Amer.] … Useful english dictionary
Mexican bean beetle — noun introduced into the United States from Mexico; feeds on the foliage of the bean plant • Syn: ↑bean beetle, ↑Epilachna varivestis • Hypernyms: ↑ladybug, ↑ladybeetle, ↑lady beetle, ↑ladybird, ↑ladybird beetle … Useful english dictionary
Mexican bean beetle — a ladybird beetle, Epilachna varivestis, introduced into the U.S. from Mexico, that feeds on the foliage of the bean plant. Also called bean beetle. [1920 25] * * * … Universalium
Mexican bean beetle — ☆ Mexican bean beetle n. a spotted ladybug beetle (Epilachna varivestis) that eats the leaves and pods of bean plants … English World dictionary
Mexican bean beetle — Mex′ican bean′ beet le n. ent a ladybird beetle, Epilachna varivestis, introduced into the U.S. from Mexico, that feeds on the foliage of the bean plant • Etymology: 1920–25 … From formal English to slang
Bean weevil — Taxobox name = Bean weevils image width = 250px image caption = Acanthoscelides obtectus regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Coleoptera subordo = Polyphaga infraordo = Cucujiformia superfamilia = Chrysomeloidea familia … Wikipedia
Bean — is a common name for large plant seeds of several genera of the family Fabaceae (formerly Leguminosae) used for human food or animal feed. Although beans usually means the seeds of bean plants, it can also mean (especially in the US) the whole… … Wikipedia
