spotted cucumber beetle

noun

A kind of beetle, Diabrotica undecimpunctata, a major agricultural pest insect of North America damaging leaves of many crops, including cucumbers, soybeans, cotton, beans, and many others.

Similar
southern corn rootworm
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Meanings

nounspotted cucumber beetle (plural spotted cucumber beetles)

plural spotted cucumber beetles

  1. A kind of beetle, Diabrotica undecimpunctata, a major agricultural pest insect of North America damaging leaves of many crops, including cucumbers, soybeans, cotton, beans, and many others.

    Synonyms: southern corn rootworm

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA kind of beetle, Diabrotica undecimpunctata, a major agricultural pest insect of North America damaging leaves of many crops, including cucumbers, soybeans, cotton, beans, and many others.

Similar
southern corn rootworm
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