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potato beetle

noun

Definition of POTATO BEETLE

:  colorado potato beetle
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First Known Use of POTATO BEETLE

1866

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7 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. potato beetle
  2. potato bug
  3. Colorado potato beetle
  4. sweet-potato beetle
  5. three-lined potato beetle
  6. potato flea beetle
  7. sweet-potato flea beetle
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