'Colorado beetle' definitions:

Definition of 'Colorado beetle'

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noun
Black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide [syn: Colorado potato beetle, Colorado beetle, potato bug, potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata]

Definition of 'Colorado beetle'

From: GCIDE
  • Colorado beetle \Col`o*ra"do bee"tle\ (Zool.) A yellowish beetle (Doryphora decemlineata), with ten longitudinal, black, dorsal stripes. It has migrated eastwards from its original habitat in Colorado, and is very destructive to the potato plant; -- called also {potato beetle} and potato bug. See Potato beetle. [1913 Webster]

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