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Oriental beetle

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Noun1.Oriental beetle - introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses
Anomala orientalis, Asiatic beetle
scarabaean, scarabaeid, scarabaeid beetle - any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes
Anomala, genus Anomala - genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants; includes several pests of cultivated grasses
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