tortoise beetle

noun

A beetle in the taxonomic tribe Cassidini within the subfamily Cassidinae of the family Chrysomelidae (leaf beetles).

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Meanings

nountortoise beetle (plural tortoise beetles)

plural tortoise beetles

  1. A beetle in the taxonomic tribe Cassidini within the subfamily Cassidinae of the family Chrysomelidae (leaf beetles).
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