Illustration of Colorado potato beetle
- Colorado potato beetle
Colorado potato beetle
noun
: a black-and-yellow striped beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) that feeds on the leaves of the potato
called also potato beetle, potato bug
Word History
Etymology
colorado, state of the U.S.
First Known Use
1866, in the meaning defined above
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