scarabaeid
English Thesaurus
1. any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | lamellicorn beetle, |
| definition | : | beetle having antennae with hard platelike terminal segments (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | dung beetle, |
| definition | : | any of numerous beetles that roll balls of dung on which they feed and in which they lay eggs (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | june beetle, june bug, may beetle, may bug, |
| definition | : | any of various large usually brown North American leaf-eating beetles common in late spring; the larvae feed on roots of grasses etc. (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | japanese beetle, popillia japonica, |
| definition | : | small metallic green and brown beetle native to eastern Asia; serious plant pest in North America (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | rhinoceros beetle, |
| definition | : | any of various large chiefly tropical beetles having horns on the head; pest on coconuts (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | melolonthid beetle, |
| definition | : | any of various beetles of the family (or subfamily) Melolonthidae (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | cetonia aurata, rose beetle, rose chafer, |
| definition | : | a common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. roses (noun.animal) |
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