may_beetle | ||
1. | [ noun ] (zoology) any of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult | |
Synonyms: | May_bug Melolontha_melolontha cockchafer | |
Related terms: | melolonthid_beetle Melolontha | |
2. | [ noun ] (zoology) any of various large usually brown North American leaf-eating beetles common in late spring; the larvae feed on roots of grasses etc. | |
Synonyms: | June_bug May_bug June_beetle | |
Related terms: | scarabaeid_beetle green_June_beetle | |