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noun
Any of several species of beetles:
Phyllophaga, a genus of beetles in the subfamily Melolonthinae of the family Scarabaeidae, also known as June beetles.
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noun
Any of several species of beetles:
green June beetle (Cotinis nitida), of the southeastern United States
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noun
Any of several species of beetles:
ten-lined June beetle (Polyphylla decemlineata), of the western United States and Canada
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noun
Any of several species of beetles:
fig-eater or figeater beetle (Cotinis mutabilis), of the western and southwestern United States
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noun
Any of several species of beetles:
European chafer (Rhizotrogus majalis/Amphimallon majalis), a beetle native to continental Europe, but now also in North America
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noun
any of various large usually brown North American leaf-eating beetles common in late spring; the larvae feed on roots of grasses etc.
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: June beetle, May bug, May beetle
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Broader terms: scarabaeid beetle, scarabaeid, scarabaean
Narrower terms: green June beetle, figeater
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