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Colorado potato beetle

noun

Definition of Colorado potato beetle

: a black-and-yellow striped beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) that feeds on the leaves of the potato

— called also potato beetle, potato bug

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Illustration of colorado potato beetle

Colorado potato beetle

First Known Use of Colorado potato beetle

1866, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Colorado potato beetle

colorado, state of the U.S.

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