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June bug

June bug noun: phyllophaga, a genus of beetles in the subfamily Melolonthinae of the family Scarabaeidae, also known as June beetles.

june bug: phyllophaga, a genus of beetles in the subfamily Melolonthinae of the family Scarabaeidae, also...
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Noun

June bug (plural June bugs)

  1. Phyllophaga, a genus of beetles in the subfamily Melolonthinae of the family Scarabaeidae, also known as June beetles.
  2. green June beetle (Cotinis nitida), of the southeastern United States
  3. ten-lined June beetle (Polyphylla decemlineata), of the western United States and Canada
  4. fig-eater or figeater beetle (Cotinis mutabilis), of the western and southwestern United States
  5. European chafer (Rhizotrogus majalis/Amphimallon majalis), a beetle native to continental Europe, but now also in North America

Forms of June bug

pluralJune bugs
alternative formJunebug
alternative formjunebug

Words formed from June bug

Questions about June bug

What does June bug mean?
June bug means phyllophaga, a genus of beetles in the subfamily Melolonthinae of the family Scarabaeidae, also known as June beetles.
What part of speech is June bug?
June bug is a noun.
What is the plural of June bug?
The plural of June bug is June bugs.

Words near June bug in the dictionary

  1. june
  2. June beetle
  3. June beetles
  4. June Bootids
  5. June Boötids
  6. June bug
  7. June bugs
  8. June gloom
  9. June Lake
  10. June plum
  11. June plums

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