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Defenition of the word potato bug

    • Defenition of the word potato bug

      • A terrestrial crustacean that is a member of the suborder Oniscidea. It has a rigid, segmented, calcareous exoskeleton and fourteen jointed limbs. It is usually found in damp, dark places, such as under rocks and logs.
      • (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) Yellow and black striped beetle from the family of the Chrysomelidae which originates from America and feeds upon parts of the potato plant.
      • black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide

    Synonyms for the word potato bug

      • Colorado beetle
      • Colorado potato beetle
      • Leptinotarsa decemlineata
      • potato beetle

    Meronymys for the word potato bug

      • genus Leptinotarsa
      • Leptinotarsa

    Hypernyms for the word potato bug

      • chrysomelid
      • leaf beetle

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