Meaning Of The Word Tortoise beetle
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Tortoise beetle Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Tortoise beetle?
tortoise beetle in American English
any of various small, often brightly colored or iridescent, turtle-shaped beetles (family Chrysomelidae) that feed chiefly on plant leaves noun: any of several turtle-shaped leaf beetles, as Chelymorpha cassidea ( argus tortoise beetle or milkweed tortoise beetle), which resembles the ladybird beetle and feeds primarily on bindweed and milkweed tortoise beetle in British English noun: a metallic-coloured leaf beetle of the genus Cassida, in which the elytra and terga cover the body like a shell |
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