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Popillia

noun

a genus of Scarabaeidae

• Syn: ↑genus Popillia

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Scarabaeidae, ↑family Scarabaeidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑Japanese beetle, ↑Popillia japonica

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\\pəˈpilēə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin Popillia Roman gentile name

: a genus of beetles of the family Scarabaeidae — see japanese beetle

Useful english dictionary. 2012.