leaf beetle

What does leaf beetle mean?

leaf beetle means "brightly colored beetle that feeds on plant leaves; larvae infest roots and stems".

What is another word for leaf beetle?

Close synonyms include chrysomelid. 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 leaf beetle a common word?

leaf 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.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for leaf beetle come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.