MEXICAN BEAN BEETLE

Meaning of MEXICAN BEAN BEETLE in English

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 ]

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MEXICAN BEAN BEETLE — noun Date: 1920 a spotted ladybug ( Epilachna varivestis ) that feeds on the leaves of beans
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MEXICAN BEAN BEETLE — noun Usage: usually capitalized M : a spotted ladybug ( Epilachna varivestis ) that feeds on the leaves of various …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MEXICAN BEAN BEETLE — Date: 1920 : a spotted ladybug ( Epilachna varivestis ) that feeds on the leaves of beans
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MEXICAN BEAN BEETLE — Function: noun Date: 1920 : a spotted ladybug ( Epilachna varivestis ) that feeds on the leaves of beans
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
MEXICAN BEAN BEETLE — [Mexican bean beetle] n (1921): a spotted ladybug (Epilachna varivestis) that feeds on the leaves of beans
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MEXICAN — adj Mexican
Interlingua English vocab
MEXICAN — mehikano
English-Visayan vocabulary
MEXICAN — noun Date: 1604 1. a native or inhabitant of Mexico, a person of ~ descent, a person of mixed Spanish …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MEXICAN — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Mexican Revolution Mexican War {{link=Mexican American War">Mexican American War Mexican process
Английский словарь Британика
BEETLE — I Any of at least 250,000 species of insects constituting the order Coleoptera (the largest order in the animal kingdom), …
Английский словарь Британика
BEAN — legume ). The mature seeds of the principal food beans, except soybean s, are similar in composition, though they differ …
Английский словарь Британика
MEXICAN — noun see french yellow
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MEXICAN — I. ˈmeksə̇kən, -sēk- adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Spanish mexicano, mejicano, from México, Méjico Mexico, country in southern No. America …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BEETLE — I. ˈbēd. ə l, -ēt ə l noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bityl, betylle, from Old English bitula, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BEAN — I. ˈbēn noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English bene, from Old English bēan; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MEXICAN — (n.) A native or inhabitant of Mexico.
Английский словарь Webster
BEETLE — (v. t.) To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine; as, to beetle cotton …
Английский словарь Webster
BEETLE — ( v. t. ) To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle or beetling machine; as, to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MEXICAN — /mek"si keuhn/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to Mexico or its people. 2. of or pertaining to Spanish as …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BEETLE — beetle 1 /beet"l/ , n. , v. , beetled, beetling . n. 1. any of numerous insects of the order …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BEAN — — beanlike , adj. /been/ , n. 1. the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, esp. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BEETLE — v. go somewhere quickly; move like a beetle, move forward, make one's way; scurry (British usage); ram or crush a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BEETLE — I. ˈbē-t ə l noun Etymology: Middle English betylle, from Old English bitula; akin to bītan to bite Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BEAN — I. ˈbēn noun Etymology: Middle English bene, from Old English bēan; akin to Old High German bōna bean Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MEXICAN — noun Date: 1604 1. a. : a native or inhabitant of Mexico b. : a person of Mexican descent c. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MEXICAN — noun a native or inhabitant of mexico. 2. mexican ·adj of or pertaining to mexico or its people.
Webster English vocab
BEETLE — vt to beat with a heavy mallet. 2. beetle ·vt a heavy mallet, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, ·etc. …
Webster English vocab
BEETLE — [bee.tle] n [ME betylle, fr. OE bitula; akin to bitan to bite] (bef. 12c) 1: any of an order (Coleoptera) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BEAN — [bean] n [ME bene, fr. OE bean; akin to OHG bona bean] (bef. 12c) 1 a: broad bean b: the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MEXICAN — [Mex.i.can] n (1604) 1 a: a native or inhabitant of Mexico b: a person of Mexican descent c Southwest: a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BEETLE — (order Coleoptera), any of at least 250,000 species of insects (the largest order in the animal kingdom), principally characterized by …
Britannica English vocabulary
BEAN — seed or pod of certain leguminous plants of the family Fabaceae, originally of Vicia faba, an Old World species called …
Britannica English vocabulary
MEXICAN — Mexican BrE AmE ˈmeks ɪk ə n ▷ Mexican|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BEETLE — / ˈbiːtl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. an insect, often large and black, with a hard case …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEAN — / biːn; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a seed, or pod containing seeds, of a climbing plant, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MEXICAN — I. Mex ‧ i ‧ can 1 /ˈmeksəkən, ˈmeksɪkən/ BrE AmE adjective relating to Mexico or its people: the Mexican …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BEETLE — Beetle BrE AmE British English , ‖ Bug American English informal a small car made by Volkswagen which has a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BEAN — I. bean 1 S2 /biːn/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ] 1 . a seed or a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MEXICAN — n. & adj. --n. 1 a a native or national of Mexico in Central America. b a person of Mexican …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BEETLE — n. & v. --n. 1 a tool with a heavy head and a handle, used for ramming, crushing, driving wedges, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BEAN — n. & v. --n. 1 a any kind of leguminous plant with edible usu. kidney-shaped seeds in long pods. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BEETLE — n. & v. n. 1 a tool with a heavy head and a handle, used for ramming, crushing, driving wedges, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BEETLE — n. & v. n. 1 any insect of the order Coleoptera, with modified front wings forming hard protective cases closing …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BEAN — n. & v. n. 1 a any kind of leguminous plant with edible usu. kidney-shaped seeds in long pods. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MEXICAN — n. & adj. n. 1 a a native or national of Mexico in Central America. b a person of Mexican …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BEETLE — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. any insect of the order Coleoptera, with modified front wings forming hard protective cases …
Oxford English vocab
BEAN — n. & v. --n. 1. a any kind of leguminous plant with edible usu. kidney-shaped seeds in long pods. b …
Oxford English vocab
MEXICAN — n. & adj. --n. 1. a a native or national of Mexico in Central America. b a person of Mexican …
Oxford English vocab
MEXICAN — ( Mexicans) 1. Mexican means belonging or relating to Mexico, or to its people or culture. ADJ 2. A Mexican …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MEXICAN — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Mexican wave the Welsh/Mexican etc border ▪ I had reached the Swiss border.
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BEETLE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE black ▪ Tiny, polished black pollen beetles crawled over her hand: she had …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BEAN — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a tomato/potato/bean etc plant ▪ Bean plants are easy to grow. baked beans bean …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BEAN — [noun] [C] - a seed, or the pod containing seeds, of various climbing plants, eaten as a vegetablegreen beansrunner beansFrench …
Cambridge English vocab
BEETLE — n. ladybird beetle snout beetle bark beetle blister beetle Colorado potato beetle cucumber beetle deathwatch beetle dermestid beetle dung beetle …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BEAN — n. Seed or pod of certain leguminous plants (see legume ). The mature seeds of the principal food beans, except …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MEXICAN — n. United Mexican States Mexican Revolution Mexican War Mexican American War Mexican process
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BEAN — n. 25B6; noun . See list. Beans, Pulses, and Peas adzuki/aduki bean mangetout asparagus pea marrowfat pea black bean mesquite …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MEXICAN — 1. прил. мексиканский Mexican War ≈ мексиканская война (война между США и Мексикой в 1846-48 гг.) Mexican tea 2. сущ. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MEXICAN — 1. прил. мексиканский Mexican War ≈ мексиканская война (война между США и Мексикой в 1846-48 гг.) Mexican tea 2. сущ. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BEETLE — I 1. сущ. 1) жук 2) разг. таракан 3) амер. (Beetle) 'жук' (ласковое название маленького автомобиля марки Volkswagen) ∙ blind …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BEAN — сущ. 1) боб She was quietly shelling French-beans for her dinner. ≈ Она мирно чистила фасоль к ужину. French bean …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MEXICAN — 1. ʹmeksıkən n мексиканец; мексиканка 2. ʹmeksıkən a мексиканский United Mexican States - Мексиканские Соединённые Штаты Mexican rank - воен. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BEETLE — beetle.ogg _I 1. ʹbi:tl n 1. 1> жук carpet beetle - ковровый жучок 2> энт. отряд жесткокрылых ( Coleoptera ) …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BEAN — bean.ogg 1. bi:n n 1. бот. 1> фасоль ( Phaseolus gen. ) 2> боб ( Faba vulgaris ) bean cultures …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

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