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green fruit beetles

green fruit beetles is the plural of green fruit beetle.

Meaning of green fruit beetle

Noun

green fruit beetle (plural green fruit beetles)

  1. A beetle (Cotinis mutabilis) that ranges from central Texas across the southwestern United States and Mexico and feeds on cactus, desert trees, and cultivated fruit.
    • Often mistaken for their smaller relative the Japanese beetle, green fruit beetles feed on fruit trees.2011 June 22, Katherine Barrington, “How to Kill the Green Fruit Beetle”, in Garden Guides
    Synonyms:
    figeater beetle, fig-eater

Questions about green fruit beetles

What is green fruit beetles the plural of?
Green fruit beetles is the plural of green fruit beetle.

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