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    ROSE BEETLE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. rosesplay

    Synonyms:

    Cetonia aurata; rose beetle; rose chafer

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("rose beetle" is a kind of...):

    scarabaean; scarabaeid; scarabaeid beetle (any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes)

    Holonyms ("rose beetle" is a member of...):

    Cetonia; genus Cetonia (a genus of Cetoniidae)

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