leaf beetle

noun

Any of very many brightly-coloured beetles, of the family Chrysomelidae, that feed on plant leaves.

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chrysomelid
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Meanings

nounleaf beetle (plural leaf beetles)

plural leaf beetles · alternative leaf-beetle

  1. Any of very many brightly-coloured beetles, of the family Chrysomelidae, that feed on plant leaves.

    Synonyms: chrysomelid

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of very many brightly-coloured beetles, of the family Chrysomelidae, that feed on plant leaves.

Similar
chrysomelid

More synonyms by meaning

nounbrightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves; larvae infest roots and stems

Similar
chrysomelid
Broader
beetle
Also see
chrysomelid

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan crisomela
  • crisomelachrysomelid beetle
Chinese Mandarin 金花蟲 /金花虫
  • 金花蟲 /金花虫 (jīnhuāchóng)chrysomelid beetle
Dutch bladhaantje, bladkever
  • bladhaantjechrysomelid beetle
  • bladkeverchrysomelid beetle
Finnish lehtikuoriainen
  • lehtikuoriainenchrysomelid beetle
French chrysomèle
  • chrysomèlechrysomelid beetle
German Blattkäfer
  • Blattkäferchrysomelid beetle
Hungarian levélbogár
  • levélbogárchrysomelid beetle
Japanese 葉虫
  • 葉虫 (hamushi)chrysomelid beetle
Latvian lapgrauzis
  • lapgrauzischrysomelid beetle
Portuguese crisomelídeo
  • crisomelídeochrysomelid beetle
Russian листое́д
  • листое́д (listojéd)chrysomelid beetle
Swedish bladbagge
  • bladbaggechrysomelid beetle
Cite this entry
APA

leaf beetle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leaf%20beetle

MLA

“leaf beetle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leaf%20beetle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leaf beetle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leaf%20beetle.

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