noun
small metallic green and brown beetle native to eastern Asia; serious plant pest in North America
• Syn: ↑Popillia japonica
• Hypernyms: ↑scarabaeid beetle, ↑scarabaeid, ↑scarabaean
• Member Holonyms: ↑Popillia, ↑genus Popillia
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noun, pl ⋯ beetles [count]
: a small green and brown beetle that is originally from Asia and that causes damage to plants in the U.S.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.