- tuber flea beetle
- noun
: a chrysomelid beetle (Epitrix tuberis) that is destructive to potatoes and some other plants in parts of western Canada and United States
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
tuber flea beetle
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epitrix — ˈepəˌtriks noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from epi + trix (from Greek thrix hair) more at trich : a widely distributed genus of flea beetles including pests of various cultivated plants and some that are vectors of virus diseases… … Useful english dictionary
