genus anomala

English Thesaurus

1. genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants; includes several pests of cultivated grasses (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	arthropod genus,
definition	:	a genus of arthropods (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	anomala orientalis, asiatic beetle, oriental beetle,
definition	:	introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family scarabaeidae, scarabaeidae,
definition	:	scarab or dung beetles (noun.animal)