green June beetle

green June beetle
noun
large greenish June beetle of southern United States
Syn: ↑figeater
Hypernyms: ↑June beetle, ↑June bug, ↑May bug, ↑May beetle

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noun
Usage: usually capitalized J
: a large metallic green and brown scarabaeid beetle (Cotinis nitida) of the eastern United States whose grubs are turf pests

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a large, greenish scarab beetle, Cotinis nitida, of the southern U.S. Also called figeater.

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