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junebug

junebug is the alternative form of June bug.

Meaning of June bug

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

Noun capitalized: Junebug

Junebug (plural Junebugs)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of June bug.

Forms of junebug

pluraljunebugs
pluralJunebugs

Phrases with junebug

Questions about junebug

What is junebug the alternative form of?
Junebug is the alternative form of June bug.
What part of speech is junebug?
Junebug is a noun.
What is the plural of junebug?
The plural of junebug is junebugs.

Words near junebug in the dictionary

  1. Juneau County
  2. Juneauite
  3. Juneauites
  4. juneberries
  5. juneberry
  6. junebug
  7. junebugs
  8. Junee
  9. Junee Reefs
  10. junegrass
  11. junegrasses

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