Colorado beetle

Colorado beetle
n. a yellow and black striped beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, the larva of which is highly destructive to the potato plant.
Etymology: Colorado in the US

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noun
black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide
Hypernyms: ↑leaf beetle, ↑chrysomelid
Member Holonyms: ↑Leptinotarsa, ↑genus Leptinotarsa

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noun

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Colorado beetle /ko-lə-räˈdō bēˈtl/
noun
A yellow-and-black-striped beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata), a serious pest of potatoes, originating in the USA but now found in Europe and elsewhere
ORIGIN: Colorado, the US state

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Colorado potato beetle or Colorado beetle,
= potato beetle. (Cf.potato beetle)

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ˌColorado ˈbeetle 7 noun
a yellow and black insect that damages potato plants
 
Word Origin:
[Colorado beetle] late 19th cent.: named after the state of Colorado, USA.

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