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Anomala

noun

genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants; includes several pests of cultivated grasses

• Syn: ↑genus Anomala

• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Scarabaeidae, ↑family Scarabaeidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑Oriental beetle, ↑Asiatic beetle, ↑Anomala orientalis

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\\əˈnämələ\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Late Latin, feminine of anomalus anomalous

: a genus of beetles (family Scarabaeidae) having grubs that feed mainly on the roots of plants and including several pests of cultivated grasses — see oriental beetle

Useful english dictionary. 2012.