tortoise beetle


tortoise beetle

n. Any of various small chrysomelid beetles having spiny larvae and a domed body shaped somewhat like that of a tortoise.

tortoise beetle

n (Animals) a metallic-coloured leaf beetle of the genus Cassida, in which the elytra and terga cover the body like a shell

tor′toise bee`tle


n. any of several turtle-shaped, brightly colored leaf beetles of the subfamily Cassidinae. [1705–15]