English noun: potato beetle | |||
| 1. | potato beetle (animal) black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide | ||
| Synonyms | Colorado beetle, Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, potato bug | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | chrysomelid, leaf beetle | ||
| Member meronym | genus Leptinotarsa, Leptinotarsa | ||