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nounany of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult
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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.
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May bug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/May%20bug
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“May bug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/May%20bug. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “May bug,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/May%20bug.
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