单词 | turnip-flea |
释义 | > as lemmasturnip-flea turnip-flea n. (also turnip flea-beetle) a minute shiny black leaping beetle, Haltica nemorum, which feeds on the young leaves of the turnip and other crucifers; its larva mines in the full-grown leaf. ΘΚΠ 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 genus Haltica (turnip-flea) turnip-fly1733 flea1805 turnip-beetle1816 flea-beetle1842 turnip-flea1842 hop-flea1880 1842 W. T. Brande Dict. Sci., Lit. & Art 1270/2 The turnip-flea belongs to a genus..of minute Coleopterous insects, of the section Tetramera, and family Galerucidæ. 1843 Zoologist 1 371 The valuable Sweedish turnip [has] put forth its second pair of leaves, and just escaped the ravages of the turnip flea beetle. < as lemmas |
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