English noun: rose beetle | |||
1. | rose beetle (animal) a common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. roses | ||
Synonyms | Cetonia aurata, rose chafer | ||
Broader (hypernym) | scarabaean, scarabaeid, scarabaeid beetle | ||
Member meronym | Cetonia, genus Cetonia | ||