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单词 leaf beetle
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leaf beetle
leaf beetle n. a plant-eating beetle; spec. any of the numerous beetles constituting the family Chrysomelidae, which typically have an oval domed body and are frequently brightly coloured; a chrysomelid. Frequently with distinguishing word, which is often the name of the typical host plant.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Phytophaga or Chrysomeloidea > family Chrysomelidae > member of
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leaf beetle1841
chrysomelid1871
1841 T. W. Harris Rep. Insects Massachusetts 95 The leaf-beetles are generally distinguished by the want of a snout, [and] by their short legs and broad cushioned feet.
1894 Amer. Naturalist 48 426 Grasshoppers, cutworms and certain leaf-beetles are thus moderately specialized plant-eaters.
1944 R. Matheson Entomol. for Introd. Courses xv. 362 The alder leaf beetle, Calligrapha scalaris , is a common species on alder, willow, and linden.
2003 Independent 20 Jan. 5/1 The first colony of rosemary leaf beetle was spotted in the garden of the Shell building opposite the Eurostar terminal.
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