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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. roses
Synonyms:
Cetonia aurata; rose beetle; rose chafer
Classified under:
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)