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noun
Any of various bugs, in Phyllophaga and related genera.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: June beetle, Junebug
Antonyms: none provided
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, June bug, May bug
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: scarabaeid beetle, scarabaeid, scarabaean
Narrower terms: green June beetle, figeater
noun
any of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cockchafer, May bug, Melolontha melolontha
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: melolonthid beetle
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