Meanings
nounpotato beetle (plural potato beetles)
plural potato beetles
- A Colorado beetle, Leptinotarsa decimlineata
Synonyms: Colorado beetle, ten-striped spearman
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA Colorado beetle, Leptinotarsa decimlineata
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Colorado beetleten-striped spearman
More synonyms by meaning
nounblack-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide
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potato beetle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potato%20beetle
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