Potato Bug (Noun)

Meaning

Black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide.

Classification

Nouns denoting animals.

Synonyms

• Colorado Potato Beetle
• Colorado Beetle
• Leptinotarsa Decemlineata
• Potato Beetle

Hypernyms

• Leaf Beetle
• Chrysomelid