flower beetle

noun

Meaning

Any beetle which feeds upon flowers, especially any of numerous small species of the genus Meligethes, some of which are harmful to crops.

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Related words

fire beetle(English)leaf beetle(English)melyrid(English)flower weevil(English)flour beetle(English)leaf-beetle(English)melolonthid(English)beetfly(English)

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