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tortoise beetle

noun

Meaning

  1. A beetle in the taxonomic tribe Cassidini within the subfamily Cassidinae of the family Chrysomelidae (leaf beetles).

Etymology / origin

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Related words

cassidine(English)cassidoid(English)shield beetle(English)golden tortoise beetle(English)tiger beetle(English)hide beetle(English)cissid(English)bess beetle(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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