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Japanese beetles

Japanese beetles is the plural of Japanese beetle.

Meaning of Japanese beetle

Noun

Japanese beetle (plural Japanese beetles)

  1. A beetle of species Popillia japonica, with iridescent copper-colored elytra and green thorax and head, an invasive pest outside of Japan.

Questions about Japanese beetles

What is Japanese beetles the plural of?
Japanese beetles is the plural of Japanese beetle.

Words near Japanese beetles in the dictionary

  1. Japanese bear
  2. Japanese bears
  3. Japanese beech
  4. Japanese beeches
  5. Japanese beetle
  6. Japanese beetles
  7. Japanese Black
  8. Japanese black bear
  9. Japanese black bears
  10. Japanese Bobtail
  11. Japanese Bobtails

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