noun
introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses
• Syn: ↑Oriental beetle, ↑Asiatic beetle
• Hypernyms: ↑scarabaeid beetle, ↑scarabaeid, ↑scarabaean
• Member Holonyms: ↑Anomala, ↑genus Anomala
Useful english dictionary. 2012.