May beetle

noun

Any of various bugs, in Phyllophaga and related genera.

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June beetleJunebugcockchaferMay bugMelolontha melolonthaJune bug
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Meanings

nounMay beetle (plural May beetles)

plural May beetles

  1. Any of various bugs, in Phyllophaga and related genera.

    Synonyms: June beetle, Junebug

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of various bugs, in Phyllophaga and related genera.

Similar
June beetleJunebug

More synonyms by meaning

nounany of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult

Similar
cockchaferMay bugMelolontha melolontha
Broader
melolonthid beetle

nounany of various large usually brown North American leaf-eating beetles common in late spring; the larvae feed on roots of grasses etc.

Similar
June beetleJune bugMay bug
Broader
scarabaeid beetlescarabaeidscarabaean
Also see
cockchaferjune beetlejune bugmay bug

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “May beetle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/May%20beetle.

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