flower beetle

noun

Any beetle which feeds upon flowers, especially any of numerous small species of the genus Meligethes, some of which are harmful to crops.

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Meanings

nounflower beetle (plural flower beetles)

plural flower beetles

  1. Any beetle which feeds upon flowers, especially any of numerous small species of the genus Meligethes, some of which are harmful to crops.
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flower beetle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flower%20beetle

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

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