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Colorado beetle

noun [C]
 
 
/ˌkɒl.ə.rɑː.dəʊˈbiː.tl̩/ US  /-doʊˈbiːt̬l̩/ (US usually Colorado potato beetle)

Definition

a type of beetle with black and yellow lines on its body that attacks potato plantsInsect names
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