Definition of Asiatic beetle

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

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

Lexicographical Neighbors of Asiatic Beetle

Asian pear
Asian shamanism
Asian tiger mosquito
Asian wild ox
Asianic
Asianisation
Asianisations
Asianization
Asianizations
Asians
Asiaphiles
Asiarch
Asiarchs
Asiatic
Asiatic beetle
Asiatic black bear
Asiatic buffalo
Asiatic cholera
Asiatic cockroach
Asiatic flu
Asiatic flying squirrel
Asiatic schistosomiasis
Asiatic shrew mole
Asiatic sweetleaf
Asiatic wildcat
Asiatic wildcats
Asiaticism
Asiaticisms
Asiatics

Literary usage of Asiatic beetle

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

1. Report by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1900)
"The successful establishment, however, of this asiatic beetle in America can not work anything but good, as it is an important ..."

2. Yearbook of the United States Department of Agriculture by United States Dept. of Agriculture (1905)
"The successful establishment, however, of this asiatic beetle in America can not work anything but good, as it is an important agency in the control of ..."

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