English noun: Asiatic beetle | |||
| 1. | Asiatic beetle (animal) introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses | ||
| Synonyms | Anomala orientalis, Oriental beetle | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | scarabaean, scarabaeid, scarabaeid beetle | ||
| Member meronym | Anomala, genus Anomala | ||