asiatic beetle

1. 1.

   introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses

   SynonymsOriental beetleAnomala orientalis

   Broaderscarabaeid beetle

   Part ofAnomala

Questions about asiatic beetle

What does asiatic beetle mean?

asiatic beetle means "introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses".

What is another word for asiatic beetle?

Close synonyms include Oriental beetle, Anomala orientalis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is asiatic beetle a common word?

asiatic beetle is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.