| June beetle n. Any of various large North American scarabaeid beetles of the subfamily Melolonthinae, appearing in late spring and having larvae that are destructive to vegetation. Also called June bug, May beetle. |
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| Noun | 1. |  June beetle - any of various large usually brown North American leaf-eating beetles common in late spring; the larvae feed on roots of grasses etc.scarabaean, scarabaeid, scarabaeid beetle - any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes figeater, green June beetle - large greenish June beetle of southern United States |
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