CHRYSOMELID

Meaning of CHRYSOMELID in English

[chrys.o.me.lid] n [ultim. fr. Gk chrysomelolonthe golden cockchafer] (ca. 1904): any of a large family (Chrysomelidae) of small, usu. oval and smooth, shining, and brightly colored beetles (as the Colorado potato beetle) -- chrysomelid adj

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CHRYSOMELID — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek chrysomēlolonthē golden cockchafer Date: circa 1904 any of a large family (Chrysomelidae) of small, usually …
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CHRYSOMELID — I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at chryso- +|melə̇d, -ēl- adjective Etymology: New Latin Chrysomelidae : of or relating to the Chrysomelidae II. noun …
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CHRYSOMELID — /kris'euh mel"id, -mee"lid/ , n. 1. any beetle of the family Chrysomelidae, comprising the leaf beetles. adj. 2. belonging or …
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CHRYSOMELID — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek chrysomēlolonthē golden cockchafer Date: circa 1904 : any of a large family (Chrysomelidae) of small, …
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CHRYSOMELID — Pronunciation: ˌ kri-s ə - ' me-l ə d, - ' m ē - Function: noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek …
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TORTOISE BEETLE — noun Date: circa 1711 any of various chrysomelid beetles (subfamily Cassidinae) with leaf-eating larvae
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FLEA BEETLE — noun Date: 1842 any of a subfamily (Alticinae, especially genera Alticia and Epitrix ) of small chrysomelid beetles with legs …
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ELM LEAF BEETLE — noun Date: 1881 a small yellow to greenish black-striped Old World chrysomelid beetle ( Pyrrhalta luteola ) that in the …
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CORN ROOTWORM — noun Date: 1892 any of several chrysomelid beetles (genus Diabrotica ) whose root-eating larvae are pests especially of corn
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CEREAL LEAF BEETLE — noun Date: 1962 a small reddish-brown black-headed Old World chrysomelid beetle ( Oulema melanopus ) that feeds on cereal grasses …
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CEREAL LEAF BEETLE — noun : a small reddish brown black-headed Old World chrysomelid beetle ( Oulema melanopus ) that feeds on cereal grasses …
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YELLOW-MARGINED LEAF-BEETLE — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌmärjə̇nd- noun Etymology: yellow (I) + margin + -ed : a chrysomelid beetle ( Microtheca ochroloma ) that is destructive …
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TURNIP BEETLE — noun : a chrysomelid beetle ( Entomoscelis americana ) that injures turnip plants in parts of Canada
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TUBER FLEA BEETLE — noun : a chrysomelid beetle ( Epitrix tuberis ) that is destructive to potatoes and some other plants in parts …
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SWEET-POTATO FLEA BEETLE — noun : a chrysomelid beetle ( Chaetocnema confinis ) that feeds on corn and other crop plants
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SUNFLOWER BEETLE — noun : a chrysomelid beetle ( Zygogramma exclamationis ) that feeds on and sometimes extensively defoliates the sunflower
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SPOTTED ASPARAGUS BEETLE — noun : a chrysomelid beetle ( Crioceris duodecimpunctata ) that feeds on asparagus in Europe and the northeastern United States
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SAGRA — ˈsāgrə, ˈsag- noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin : a genus of chrysomelid beetles comprising the kangaroo beetles
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PUMPKIN BEETLE — noun : a chrysomelid beetle ( Aulacophora hilaris ) that damages fruits and vegetables in parts of Australia
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PINE COLASPIS — -kəˈlaspə̇s noun Etymology: pine (III) + New Latin Colaspis (genus name of Colaspis pini ) : a chrysomelid beetle ( …
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PHYLLOTRETA — ˌfilə.ˈtrēd.ə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from phyll- + -treta (from Greek trētos perforated, from tetrainein to perforate, pierce) …
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MELON BEETLE — noun : either of two chrysomelid beetles ( Diabrotica vittata and D. duodecimpunctata ) injurious to melons
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GRAPE ROOTWORM — noun : a grub that is the larva of a small yellowish brown chrysomelid beetle ( Fidia viticida ) of …
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FLEA BEETLE — noun : any of various small chrysomelid beetles that have the thighs of the hind legs thickened and adapted for …
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ELM LEAF BEETLE — noun : a small orange-yellow black-striped Old World chrysomelid beetle ( Pyrrhalta luteola ) that is long established in eastern …
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BLOODY-NOSED BEETLE — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷- noun Britain : a dull blue Old World chrysomelid beetle ( Timarcha tenebricosa ) that exudes a drop of …
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GOLD BEETLE — any of several beetles having a golden luster, as a chrysomelid, Metriona bicolor, that feeds on morning glories and roses. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ELM LEAF BEETLE — a chrysomelid beetle, Galerucella luteola, of eastern North America, that feeds on the foliage of elm. [ 1880-85, Amer. ]
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TORTOISE BEETLE — Date: circa 1711 : any of various chrysomelid beetles (subfamily Cassidinae) with leaf-eating larvae
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FLEA BEETLE — Date: 1842 : any of a subfamily (Alticinae, especially genera Alticia and Epitrix ) of small chrysomelid beetles with legs …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ELM LEAF BEETLE — Date: 1881 : a small yellow to greenish black-striped Old World chrysomelid beetle ( Pyrrhalta luteola ) that in the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CORN ROOTWORM — Date: 1892 : any of several chrysomelid beetles (genus Diabrotica ) whose root-eating larvae are pests especially of corn
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