Diabrotica
noun
Di·a·brot·i·ca
ˌdīəˈbrätə̇kə
: a genus of small destructive leaf-eating beetles (family Galerucidae) that are usually greenish yellow with spots or stripes compare cucumber beetle
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek diabrōtikē, feminine of diabrōtikos corrosive, from (assumed) diabrōtos (verbal of diabibrōskein to consume, corrode, from dia- + bibrōskein to devour) + -ikos -ic