rose chafer
1. a common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. roses • Syn: rose beetle, Cetonia aurata • Hypernyms: scarabaeid beetle, scarabaeid, scarabaean • Member Holonyms: Cetonia, genus Cetonia 2. common North American beetle: larvae feed on roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. rose bushes or apple trees or grape vines • Syn: rose bug, Macrodactylus subspinosus • Hypernyms: melolonthid beetle • Member Holonyms: Macrodactylus, genus Macrodactylus
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