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Colorado beetle

Colorado beetle noun: a beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, formerly Doryphora decemlineata, with black and yellow stripes, that is a serious pest of potatoes.

Noun

Colorado beetle (plural Colorado beetles)

  1. A beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, formerly Doryphora decemlineata, with black and yellow stripes, that is a serious pest of potatoes.
    Synonyms:
    potato beetle, ten-striped spearman

Synonyms of Colorado beetle

Forms of Colorado beetle

pluralColorado beetles

Questions about Colorado beetle

What does Colorado beetle mean?
Colorado beetle means a beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, formerly Doryphora decemlineata, with black and yellow stripes, that is a serious pest of potatoes.
What part of speech is Colorado beetle?
Colorado beetle is a noun.
What is the plural of Colorado beetle?
The plural of Colorado beetle is Colorado beetles.

Words near Colorado beetle in the dictionary

  1. colorably
  2. Coloradan
  3. Coloradans
  4. coloradito
  5. colorado
  6. Colorado beetle
  7. Colorado beetles
  8. Colorado blue spruce
  9. Colorado blue spruces
  10. Colorado brown stain
  11. Colorado City

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