Colorado beetlenoun [ C ]
uk/ˌkɒl.ə.rɑː.dəʊ ˈbiː.təl/us/ˌkɑː.lə.ræd.oʊ ˈbiː.t̬əl/mainly UK US usually Colorado potato beetlea type of beetle with black and yellow lines on its body that attacks potato plants
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Insect names
- anopheles
- ant
- aphid
- beastie
- bedbug
- daddy longlegs
- deathwatch beetle
- dragonfly
- earwig
- earworm
- insect
- ladybird
- lice
- lightning bug
- locust
- silverfish
- stick insect
- termite
- tortoiseshell butterfly
- tsetse fly
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Examples from literature
- The Colorado beetle, by the immense damage it was doing to a necessary food crop, first led to a regular method of fighting insects in this country.