English
Detailed Synonyms for May beetle in English
May beetle:
May beetle [the ~] noun
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the May beetle
– any of various large usually brown North American leaf-eating beetles common in late spring; the larvae feed on roots of grasses etc. 1the May beetle; the June beetle; the May bug; the June bug– any of various large usually brown North American leaf-eating beetles common in late spring; the larvae feed on roots of grasses etc. 1 -
the May beetle
– any of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult 1the Melolontha melolontha; the May beetle; the cockchafer; the May bug– any of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult 1