Definition of Anomala orientalis

1. Noun. Introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses.

Exact synonyms: Asiatic Beetle, Oriental Beetle
Generic synonyms: Scarabaean, Scarabaeid, Scarabaeid Beetle
Group relationships: Anomala, Genus Anomala

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anomala Orientalis

Annunciation
Annunciation Day
Annunciation lily
Annwfn
Annwn
Anoa depressicornis
Anoa mindorensis
Anobiidae
Anodonta
Anoectochilus
Anogramma
Anogramma leptophylla
Anointing of the Sick
Anolis carolinensis
Anomala
Anomala orientalis
Anomalopidae
Anomalopteryx oweni
Anomia ephippium
Anomiidae
Anon
Anopheles albimanus
Anopheles albitarsus
Anopheles balabacensis
Anopheles culicifacies
Anopheles darlingi
Anopheles fluviatilis
Anopheles freeborni
Anopheles funestus
Anopheles gambiae

Literary usage of Anomala orientalis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Report of the Board of Commissioners of Agriculture and Forestry of the by Hawaii (1913)
"On several occasions we have taken the grub of the Anomala beetle (Anomala orientalis) which has been attacking the roots of sugar cane on this island and ..."

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